Of flies, mice, and men
Subtitle: ON THE REVOLUTION IN MODERN BIOLOGY, BY ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS WHO HELPED MAKE IT
By: François Jacob ; translated by Giselle Weiss.
Publisher: Harvard University Press; French Ministry of Culture
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Molecular biology.
Other titles: La Souris, la mouche et l'homme
Description: "Tells the story of how the marvelous discoveries of molecular and developmental biology are transforming our understanding of who we are and where we came from. Jacob scrutinizes the place of the scientist in society". -- Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Importance of the Unpredictable; title: The Fly; title: The Mouse; title: The Erector Set; title: Self and Other; title: Good and Evil; title: Beauty and Truth; title: Conclusion; title: Index