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The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Li
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- ISBN
- 9781541603271
- Book Title
- Master Builder : How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Life Sciences / Cell Biology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Biology, Biomedical
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 19.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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"An ingenious argument" ( Kirkus ) for a "novel thesis" ( Publishers Weekly ) that cells, not DNA, hold the key to understanding life's past and present What defines who we are? For decades, the answer has seemed obvious: our genes, the "blueprint of life." In The Master Builder , biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias argues we've been missing the bigger picture. It's not our genes that define who we are, but our cells. While genes are important, nothing in our DNA explains why the heart is on the left side of the body, how many fingers we have, or even how our cells manage to reproduce. Drawing on new research from his own lab and others, Martinez Arias reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly intricate, constantly moving symphony of cells. Both their long lineage--stretching back to the very first cell--and their intricate interactions within our bodies today make us who we are. Engaging and ambitious, The Master Builder will transform your understanding of our past, present, and future--as individuals and as a species.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
1541603273
ISBN-13
9781541603271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3058376718
Product Key Features
Book Title
Master Builder : How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Cell Biology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Biology, Biomedical
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh581.2.M383 2023
Grade from
Eighth Grade
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"In The Master Builder , Alfonso Martinez Arias makes a timely, important and compelling case for why an understanding of living organisms must start with the cell. He offers a vision of life that shows it to be much more interesting and ingenious than any simplistic notion of genetic blueprints can provide."-- Philip Ball, author of Critical Mass and The Book of Minds, "What came first, the chicken or the egg? In The Master Builder , Alfonso Martinez Arias poses a different question: what drives biology, genes or cells? His surprising answer shines new light on the fascinating riddle of development and offers a majestic cell's-eye view of life itself."-- Lee Billings, author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, "What came first, the chicken or the egg? In The Master Builder , Alfonso Martinez-Arias poses a different question: what drives biology, genes or cells? His surprising answer shines new light on the fascinating riddle of development and offers a majestic cell's-eye view of life itself."-- Lee Billings, author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, "The essence of science is that we never stop asking, do we see clearly, or have we fooled ourselves into certainty? In The Master Builder , we follow that question into the cell, where DNA is said to rule. What Alfonso Martinez Arias has found is much more interesting: cells themselves, which we inherited from a long line of ancestors stretching back to the earliest life, are at least as integral to creating who we are as the genes each carries. This book makes a new and stunning argument, not so much that we should put DNA in its place, but that we can see the grandeur of life as it truly is."-- Azra Raza, author of The First Cell, "The essence of science is that we never stop asking, do we see clearly, or have we fooled ourselves into certainty? In The Master Builder , we follow that question into the cell, where DNA is said to rule. What Alfonso Martinez-Arias has found is much more interesting: cells themselves, which we inherited from a long line of ancestors stretching back to the earliest life, are at least as integral to creating who we are as the genes each carries. This book makes a new and stunning argument, not so much that we should put DNA in its place, but that we can see the grandeur of life as it truly is."-- Azra Raza, author of The First Cell
Lccn
2022-049294
Dewey Decimal
570.1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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