What it means to be 98% chimpanzee

Apes, People And Their Genes

Jonathan Marks

312 pages, parution le 12/12/2002

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Résumé

The overwhelming similarity of human to ape genes is one of the best-known facts of modern genetic science. But what does this similarity mean? Does it, as many have suggested, have profound implications for understanding human nature? Well-known molecular anthropologist Jonathan Marks uses the human-versus-ape controversy as a jumping-off point for a radical reassessment of a range of provocative issues - from the role of science in society to racism, animal rights, and cloning. Full of interesting facts, fascinating personalities, and vivid examples that capture times, places, and controversies, this book explains and demystifies human genetic science - showing ultimately how it has always been subject to social and political influences and teaching us how to think critically about its modern findings.

Contents

Introduction
Molecular Anthropology
The Ape in You
How People Differ from One Another
The Meaning of Human Variation
Behavioral Genetics
Folk Heredity
Human Nature
Human Rights ... For Apes?
A Human Gene Museum?
Identity and Descent
Is Blood Really So Damn Thick?
Science, Religion, and Worldview
Notes and Sources

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	University of California Press
Auteur(s)	Jonathan Marks
Parution	12/12/2002
Nb. de pages	312
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	625g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9790520226158