Genesis

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-515619-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 588 g

This volume presents a history of biology since 1800. It covers the early evolutionary biologists, through Mayr and the neodarwinian synthesis, bringing in also the social implications, the struggles with our religious understanding and the interweaving of genetics into evolutionary theory.

This volume presents a history of biology since 1800, suitable for use in courses, but of interest more broadly to evolutionary biologists, geneticists, and biomedical scientists and general readers interested in the history of science. The book covers th

Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I; 1. Evolution and Revolution; 2. The Origin; 3. Darwin's Champions; 4. Darwinism and Socio-political Thought; 5. Mutualism; 6. Dissent from Darwin; Part II; 7. The Myth of Cell Theory; 8. The Body Politic; 9. Evolving Embryology; 10. The Egg; Part III; 11. Mendel Redux; 12. Emerging Genetics; 13. Darwinian Renaissance; 14. Genes, Germs, and Enzymes; 15. Genetic Heresy; Part IV; 16. Conceiving a Master Molecule; 17. Beyond the Genome; 18. Molecular Evolution and Microbial Phylogeny; 19. Symbiomics; 20. The Evolution of Relationships; Epilogue; Notes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sapp, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

(Canada Research Chair in the History of Science, McGill University, Canada)