Vererbung

The History and Culture of a ConceptThis fascinating work deals with the pre-modern theories of procreation, describing how genetics came to the forefront of the emerging science of biology during the 19th century, and following the development of classic and molecular genetics in the 20th century. The book closes with an overview of cutting-edge developments in genome research.

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  • Publisher: FISCHER Taschenbuch
  • Release: 01.03.2009
  • ISBN: 978-3-596-17063-0
  • 352 Pages
  • Authors: Hans-Jörg RheinbergerStaffan Müller-Wille
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Hans-Jörg Rheinberger

Hans-Jörg Rheinberger studied Philosphy and Biology at the FU Berlin, where he was also promoted to professor. Since 1997 he has been member of the scientific board of the Max-Planck-Society and Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for History of Science in Berlin.

Portrait von Staffan Müller-Wille
Staffan Müller-Wille

Staffan Müller-Wille studied Palaeontology and Geology in Berlin. He was promoted to professor in Philosophy. Today he works at the Centre for Genomics in Society der University of Exeter.