An eminent geneticist, veteran author, OMMG Series Editor, and noted
archivist, Peter Harper presents a lively account of how our ideas and
knowledge about human genetics have developed over the past century
from the perspective of someone inside the field with a deep interest
in its historical aspects. Dr. Harper has researched the history of
genetics and has had personal contact with a host of key figures whose
memories and experiences extend back 50 years, and he has interviewed
and recorded conversations with many of these important geneticists.
Thus, rather than being a conventional history, this book transmits
the essence of the ideas and the people involved and how they
interacted in advancing- and sometimes retarding- the field. From the
origins of human genetics; through the contributions of Darwin,
Mendel, and other giants; the identification of the first human
chromosome abnormalities; and up through the completion of the Human
Genome project, this _Short History_ is written in the author's
characteristic clear and personal style, which appeals to geneticists
and to all those interested in the story of human genetics.
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ISBN
9780190208394
Publisert
2020
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Oxford University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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