- The Century of the Gene
- Evelyn Fox Keller
- In a book that promises to change the way we think and talk about genes and genetic determinism, Evelyn Fox Keller, one of our most gifted historians and philosophers of science, provides a powerful, profound analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the twentieth century, the century of the gene.
- Hardcover 2000 / Paperback 2002
- Crafting Science
- Joan Fujimura
- During the late 1970s and 1980s, "cancer" underwent a transformation: what had long been a set of heterogeneous diseases marked by uncontrolled cell growth became a disease of our genes. How this happened and what it means is the story Joan Fujimura tells in a rare inside look at the way science works and knowledge is created.
- Hardcover
- Evolution
- Edited by Michael Ruse
- Edited by Joseph Travis
- Foreword by Edward O. Wilson
- Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available.
- Hardcover 2009
- Gene Sharing and Evolution
- Joram Piatigorsky
- In Gene Sharing and Evolution Piatigorsky explores the generality and implications of gene sharing throughout evolution and argues that most if not all proteins perform a variety of functions in the same and in different species, and that this is a fundamental necessity for evolution.
- Hardcover 2007
- Genes in Conflict
- Austin Burt
- Robert Trivers
- Covering all species from yeast to humans, this is the first book to tell the story of selfish genetic elements that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism.
- Hardcover 2006 / Paperback 2008
- Genethics
- David Suzuki
- Peter Knudtson
- Genethics is the most lucid and authoritative guide for general readers to modern genetic technology and the myriad ethical issues it raises.
- Hardcover 1989 / Paperback 1990
- A Guinea Pig's History of Biology
- Jim Endersby
- Hardcover 2007
- Heredity and Hope
- Ruth Schwartz Cowan
- Neither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly.
- Hardcover 2008
- Human Gene Therapy
- Eve Nichols
- Nichols explores the potential for gene therapy and identifies those who are candidates for it. Having provided a biomedical background for understanding somatic cell gene therapy, she takes a thoughtful look at complex and sensitive issues surrounding ethical, economic, and policy aspects of manipulating human genes.
- Paperback 1988
- The Man Who Invented the Chromosome
- Oren Solomon Harman
- Harman follows Darlington's path from bleak prospects to world fame, showing how, within the most miniscule of worlds, he sought answers to the biggest questions--how species originate, how variation occurs, how Nature makes her way from deep past to unknown future. But Darlington did not stop there: Chromosomes held within their tiny confines untold, dark truths about man and his culture. This passionate conviction led the once famed Darlington down a path of rebuke, isolation, and finally obscurity.
- Hardcover 2004
- The Misunderstood Gene
- Michel Morange
- Translated by Matthew Cobb
- This is an engaging tour of the most recent findings in molecular biology that shows how--and if--genes contribute to biological processes and complex human behaviors. Morange shows us that there is far more richness and meaning in the structure and interactions of proteins than in all the theoretical speculations on the role of genes.
- Hardcover 2001 / Paperback 2002
- The Relationship Code
- David Reiss
- Robert Plomin
- Jenae M. Neiderhiser
- E. Mavis Hetherington
- The Relationship Code is the report of a longitudinal study, conducted over a ten-year period, of the influence of family relationships and genetic factors on competence and psychopathology in adolescent development. The sample for this landmark study included 720 pairs of same-sex adolescent siblings--including twins, half siblings, and genetically unrelated siblings--and their parents. Using a clear expressive style, David Reiss and his coinvestigators propose a striking hypothesis: family relationships are crucial to the expression of genetic influences and may constitute a code for translating genetic influences into the ontogeny of behaviors, a code every bit as important for behavior as DNA-RNA.
- Hardcover 2000 / Paperback 2003
- The Second Creation
- Ian Wilmut
- Keith Campbell
- Colin Tudge
- The cloning of Dolly in 1996 from the cell of an adult sheep was a pivotal moment in history. In this definitive account, the scientists who accomplished this stunning feat explain their hypotheses and experiments, their conclusions, and the ethical and scientific ramifications of their work.
- Paperback 2001
- The Triple Helix
- Richard Lewontin
- One of our most brilliant evolutionary biologists, Richard Lewontin here provides a concise, accessible account of what his work has taught him about biology and about its relevance to human affairs. In the process, he exposes some of the common and troubling misconceptions that misdirect and stall our understanding of biology and evolution. Rejecting the notion that genes determine the organism, which then adapts to the environment, he explains that organisms, influenced in their development by their circumstances, in turn create, modify, and choose the environment in which they live.
- Hardcover 2000 / Paperback 2002
- Whose View of Life?
- Jane Maienschein
- Saving lives versus taking lives: These are the stark terms in which the public regards human embryo research--a battleground of extremes, a war between science and ethics. Such a simplistic dichotomy, encouraged by vociferous opponents of abortion and proponents of medical research, is precisely what Maienschein seeks to counter with this book. This book brings the current debates into sharper focus by examining developments in stem cell research, cloning, and embryology in historical and philosophical context and by exploring legal, social, and ethical issues at the heart of what has become a political controversy.
- Hardcover 2003 / Paperback 2005
- The X in Sex
- David Bainbridge
- An enlightening and entertaining tour of the cultural and natural history of this intriguing member of the genome, The X in Sex traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the nineteenth century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, David Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going.
- Hardcover 2003 / Paperback 2004