Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life /

Coen, Enrico.

Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life / Enrico Coen. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2012. - vii, 322 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index.

A recipe for change -- Loops and lotteries -- From genes to ecosystems -- Conversations of an embryo -- Completing the picture -- History in the making -- Humble responses -- The neural sibyl -- Learning through action -- Seeing as -- Framing recipes -- The crucible of culture -- The grand cycle.

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Life (Biology)
Evolution (Biology)
Developmental biology.
Learning.
Social change.

QH501 / .C63 2012

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