The music of life : biology beyond the genome
Denis Noble (Author)
Denis Noble sets out an alternative systems biology view: that the genome is not life itself. To understand life, it must be viewed at a variety of different levels, interacting with each other in a complex web. It is that emergent web, from the gene to the wider environment, that is life
1 online resource (xiii, 153 pages): illustrations (black and white).
9781383043921, 9780191578809, 9781281770011, 9780191551758, 9786611770013, 9781281154972, 9786611154974, 9780191516276, 1383043922, 0191578800, 1281770019, 0191551759, 6611770011, 1281154970, 6611154973, 0191516279
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Print version:
1. The CD of Life: the genome; 2. The organ of 30,000 pipes; 3. The Score: is it written down?; 4. The Conductor: downward causation; 5. The Rhythm Section: the heartbeat and other rhythms; 6. The Orchestra: the organs and systems of the body; 7. Modes and Keys: cellular harmony; 8. The Composer: evolution; 9. The Opera Theatre: the brain; 10. Curtain Call: The artist disappears
Formerly CIP
Previously issued in print: 2006
English