Mutants

Name: Mutants
Price: 47.95 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9780142004821

On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Armand Marie Leroi

$47.95

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Penguin Books
25 January 2005

Medicine; Genetics (non-medical)

Visit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.htmlStepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it—a French convent girl who found herself changing sex at puberty; children who, echoing Homer’s Cyclops, are born with a single eye in the middle of their foreheads; a village of long-lived Croatian dwarves; one family, whose bodies were entirely covered with hair, was kept at the Burmese royal court for four generations and gave Darwin one of his keenest insights into heredity. This elegant, humane, and engaging book “captures what we know of the development of what makes us human” (Nature).

By: Armand Marie Leroi
Imprint: Penguin Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9780142004821
ISBN 10: 0142004820
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 25 January 2005
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Prologue I. Mutants (An introduction) 3 II. A Perfect Join (On embryos) 23 III. The Last Judgement (On first parts) 65 IV. Cleppies (On arms and legs) 105 V. Flesh of my Flesh, Bone of my Bone (On skeletons) 137 VI. The War with the Cranes (On growth) 169 VII. The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole (On gender) 217 VIII. A Fragile Bubble (On skin) 247 IX. The Sober Life (On ageing) 297 X. Anthropometamorphosis (An epilogue) 335 Acknowledgements 357 Notes 359 Bibliography 389 Index 421

Reviews for Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Combines meticulous historical research, [and] brand-new genetic understanding to tell an absorbing tale. --Matt Ridley, author of Genome A marvelous accomplishment. A good look a the amazing prospect before us as we decode the human genome... --The Seattle Times