Cells to civilizations : principles of change that shape life /

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Author / Creator:	Coen, Enrico.
Imprint:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Life (Biology) Evolution (Biology) Developmental biology. Learning. Social change. Behavioral Sciences. Biology. Philosophy. Biological Phenomena. Genetic Phenomena. Biological Science Disciplines. Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Humanities. Psychiatry and Psychology Phenomena and Processes Natural Science Disciplines. Disciplines and Occupations Biological Evolution. Sociobiology. Life. Developmental biology. Evolution (Biology) Learning. Life (Biology) Social change.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11131902

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ISBN:	9781400841653 1400841658 0691165602 9780691165608 9781280493997 1280493992 9786613589224 6613589225 9780691149677 0691149674
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Cells to Civilizations is the first unified account of how life transforms itself--from the production of bacteria to the emergence of complex civilizations. What are the connections between evolving microbes, an egg that develops into an infant, and a child who learns to walk and talk? Award-winning scientist Enrico Coen synthesizes the growth of living systems and creative processes, and he reveals that the four great life transformations--evolution, development, learning, and human culture--while typically understood separately, actually all revolve around shared core principles a.
Other form:	Print version: Coen, Enrico. Cells to civilizations. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012 9780691149677

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