Making sense of genes (Record no. 59111)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781107128132 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 1107128137 (hardback) |
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| ISBN | 9781107567498 (pbk.) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 572.86 |
| Item number | KAM/M |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Kampourakis, Kostas, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Making sense of genes |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge university press |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 307 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene 'for' a particular characteristic or disease. In reality, the DNA we inherit interacts continuously with the environment and functions differently as we age. What our parents hand down to us is just the beginning of our life story. This comprehensive book analyses and explains the gene concept, combining philosophical, historical, psychological and educational perspectives with current research in genetics and genomics. It summarises what we currently know and do not know about genes and the potential impact of genetics on all our lives. Making Sense of Genes is an accessible but rigorous introduction to contemporary genetics concepts for non-experts, undergraduate students, teachers and healthcare professionals.<br/><br/> Explains challenging and complex concepts in an accessible way to enable the reader to engage critically with current, often inaccurate, representations of what genes are and what they can and cannot do<br/> Provides an inter-disciplinary overview, combining perspectives from a wide range of fields with current genetics and genomics research to provide a pragmatic view of genes<br/> Discusses the uses of metaphors in science and how these should and should not be used |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Genes. |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| Damaged status | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 28/07/2020 | 572.86 KAM/M | 50658 | BK |