The gene : from genetics to postgenomics / Hans-Jörg Rheinberger and Staffan Müller-Wille ; translated by Adam Bostanci ; revised and expanded by the authors.
Translated from the German. Revised and expanded English translation of: Das Gen im Zeitalter der Postgenomik: eine wissenschaftshistorische Bestandsaufnahme. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-143) and index.
Contents:
The gene : a concept in flux -- The legacy of the nineteenth century -- Mendel's findings -- From crossing to mapping : classical gene concepts -- Classical genetics stretches its limits -- Constructing and deconstructing the molecular gene -- The toolkit of gene technology -- Development and the evolving genome -- Postgenomics, systems biology, synthetic biology -- The future of the gene.
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