{"product_id":"the-concept-of-the-gene-in-development-and-evolution-historical-and-epistemological-perspectives-hardback-9780521771870","title":"The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution; Historical and Epistemological Perspectives (Hardback) 9780521771870","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical and Epistemological Perspectives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis interdisciplinary collection of essays questions: what are genes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter J. Beurton (Edited by), Raphael Falk (Edited by), Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521771870, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 May 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.744 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a very strong collection of essays on a crucial topic and deserves to be widely read. Historians, philosophers, and biologists will all find interesting material here, some of it quite novel.\"   Jrnl of the History of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a gene really is. Knowledge about the structure and functioning of genes abounds, but the gene has also become curiously intangible. This collection of essays renews the question: what are genes? Philosophers, historians and working scientists re-evaluate the question in this volume, treating the gene as a focal point of interdisciplinary and international research. It will be of interest to professionals and students in the philosophy and history of science, genetics and molecular biology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Genes and Traits: 1. The dissolution of protein coding genes in molecular biology Thomas Fogle\u003cbr\u003e 2. The differential concept of the gene: past and present Sara Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gene concepts and genetic concepts Fred Gifford\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Extracting The Units Of Heredity: 4. From measurement to organization: a philosophical scheme for the history of the concept of heredity Jean Gayon\u003cbr\u003e 5. From gene to genetic hierarchy: Richard Goldschmidt and the problem of the gene Michael R. Dietrich\u003cbr\u003e 6. Seymour Benzer and the definition of the gene Frederic L. Holmes\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Genetic Programs and Developmental Genes: 7. Decoding the genetic program Evelyn Fox Keller\u003cbr\u003e 8. Genes classical and developmental: the different use of genes in evolutionary synthesis Scott F. Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e 9. The developmental gene concept: history and limits Michel Morange\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conceptual Perspectives: 10. Gene concepts: fragments from the perspective of molecular biology Hans-Jörg Rheinberger\u003cbr\u003e 11. Reproduction and the reduction of genetics James R. Griesemer\u003cbr\u003e 12. A unified view of the gene, or how to overcome reductionism Peter J. Beurton\u003cbr\u003e The gene - a concept in tension: A critical overview Raphael Falk.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265066193176,"sku":"9780521771870","price":106.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521771870i.jpg?v=1692019169","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-concept-of-the-gene-in-development-and-evolution-historical-and-epistemological-perspectives-hardback-9780521771870","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}