The Art of Genes
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'Coen's book is spiced with historic quotations and examples of plants' and animals' intriguing behaviour contains a wealth of interesting material Coen communicates his immense learning with a hundred appealing tales'
Max Perutz
How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an…
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1 author picked The Art of Genes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This little-known book is a beautifully written story of how spacetime processes explain the world of biology and morphology (organism development), using the analogy of mixing colours in a painting to explain how complex forms emerge from “simple" daubs of colour.
Coen explains ideas that go back to Alan Turing’s pioneering studies of biological processes, as well as computation, in a way that was highly influential to me as a scientist. Most of all this is a fine story that will stay with you for years to come written in a personal voice.
From Mark's list on mind bending scientific discovery and courageous rethinking.
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