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The extended phenotype : the long reach of the gene
The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition.
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The selfish gene
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, 'The Selfish Gene' has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication.
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الداروينية الجديدة : (صانع الساعات الأعمى) /
صانع الساعات الأعمى هو كتاب العالم البيولوجيا التطورية البريطاني ريتشارد دوكنز نشر عام 1986 ؛ يتناول الكتاب النقاش والجدل الدائر حول نظرية التطور والانتقاء الطبيعي وفيه يناقش دوكنز أيضا الانتقادات التي وجهت لكتابه السابق الجين الأناني»، حيث يكتب دوكنز في الكتاب الجديد المزيد عن النظرة ذات الأساس الجيني للتطور.
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CRISPR : can we control it?
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a revolutionary technology that gives scientists the ability to alter DNA. On the one hand, this tool could mean the elimination of certain diseases. On the other, there are concerns (both ethical and practical) about its misuse and the yet-unknown consequences of such experimentation.\"The technique could be misused in horrible ways,\" says counter-terrorism expert Richard A. Clarke. Clarke lists biological weapons as one of the potential threats, \"Threats for which we don't have any known antidote.\" CRISPR co-inventor, biochemist Jennifer Doudna, echos the concern, recounting a nightmare involving the technology, eugenics, and a meeting with Adolf Hitler. Should this kind of tool even exist? Do the positives outweigh the potential dangers? How could something like this ever be regulated, and should it be? These questions and more are considered by Doudna, Clarke, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, psychologist Steven Pinker, and physician Siddhartha Mukherjee.
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The extended phenotype : the long reach of the gene
This is a revised edition with a new afterword by Daniel Dennett. The Extended Phenotype carries on from where The Selfish Gene takes off. It is a fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection. Dawkins's theory is that individual organisms are replicators that have extended phenotypic effects on society and the world at la.
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Unweaving the rainbow : science, delusion and the appetite for wonder
\"Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this illuminating and provocative book, Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world.\"--Publisher description.
