The Shattered Self: The End of Natural Evolution

by Pierre Baldi

Book Overview

Throughout history, we have selected and manipulated the genomes of plants, animals, and even ourselves. Until now, however, such control could be exerted only at the level of the entire organism. Scientific and technological advances now allow us to manipulate genomes directly at the level of single genes and their constituents, with a speed and precision that far exceed what natural evolution has been able to achieve over the past 3.5 billion years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262025027
• ISBN13: 9780262025027
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"