Life is definitively purposive and creative. Organisms use genes in controlling their destiny. This book presents a paradigm shift in understanding living systems.
The genome is not a code, blueprint or set of instructions. It is a tool orchestrated by the system. This book shows that gene-centrism misrepresents what genes are and how they are used by living systems.
It demonstrates how organisms make choices, influencing their behaviour, their development and evolution, and act as agents of natural selection. It presents a novel approach to fundamental philosophical and cultural issues, such as free-will. Reading this book will make you see life in a new light, as a marvellous phenomenon, and in some sense a triumph of evolution.
We are not in our genes, our genes are in us.
| ISBN: | 9781009277365 |
| Publication date: | 6th July 2023 |
| Author: | Raymond Noble, Denis Noble |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Series: | Understanding Life |
| Genres: |
Genetics (non-medical) Evolution Philosophy of science Impact of science and technology on society |
Life is definitively purposive and creative. Organisms use genes in controlling their destiny.
Understanding Living Systems features in the following genres: Genetics (non-medical), Evolution, Philosophy of science, Impact of science and technology on society
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Understanding Living Systems was written by Raymond Noble, Denis Noble and published by Cambridge University Press
Understanding Living Systems has 196 pages
Yes it is part of Understanding Life series
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