The Language of the Genes
Commissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. This book shows readers how close we are to success in the search for our origins.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- HarperCollins for Rhône-Poulenc
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN-13
- 9780006546764
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- GeneticsEvolutionHuman origins
Awards
- Royal Society Science Book PrizeWon(1994)
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