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Cells to Civilizations : The Principles of Change That Shape Life /

Cells to Civilizations is the first unified account of how life transforms itself--from the production of bacteria to the emergence of complex civilizations. What are the connections between evolving microbes, an egg that develops into an infant, and a child who learns to walk and talk? Award-winnin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Coen, Enrico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A recipe for change
  • Loops and lotteries
  • From genes to ecosystems
  • Conversations of an embryo
  • Completing the picture
  • History in the making
  • Humble responses
  • The neural sibyl
  • Learning through action
  • Seeing as
  • Framing recipes
  • The crucible of culture
  • The Grand Cycle.