What it means to be 98% chimpanzee: apes, people, and their genes

"The overwhelming similarity of human to ape genes is one of the best-known facts of modern genetic science. But what does this similarity mean? Does it, as many have suggested, have profound implications for understanding human nature? Well-known molecular anthropologist Jonathan Marks uses th...

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1. Verfasser: Marks, Jonathan M. 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley Univ. of Calif. Press 2002
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Zusammenfassung:"The overwhelming similarity of human to ape genes is one of the best-known facts of modern genetic science. But what does this similarity mean? Does it, as many have suggested, have profound implications for understanding human nature? Well-known molecular anthropologist Jonathan Marks uses the human-versus-ape controversy as a jumping-off point for a radical reassessment of a range of provocative issues - from the role of science in society to racism, animal rights, and cloning. Full of interesting facts, fascinating personalities, and vivid examples that capture times, places, and controversies, this book explains and demystifies human genetic science - showing ultimately how it has always been subject to social and political influences and teaching us how to think critically about its modern findings."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-302) and index
Beschreibung:XXI, 312 S.
ISBN:0520226151

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