Metamorphosis

Unmasking the Mystery of How Life Transforms

Frank Ryan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2011
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-846-3 (ISBN)

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An utterly new view of life and evolution.

In this enchanting work of scientific exploration, acclaimed science author Frank Ryan explains how metamorphosis - the intricate trick of nature by which caterpillars transform into butterflies - reveals secrets that are shaking the scientific world. Ryan brings to life the work of pioneering naturalists who have traced metamorphosis in myriad species, from amphibians to marine creatures, even human puberty, to rewrite some of our longest-held beliefs about evolution. Lyrical and provocative, The Mystery of Metamorphosis offers a new understanding of some of the most ancient miracles of the nature.

A scientist and consultant physician, Frank Ryan is the author of the critically acclaimed Virolution, Darwin's Bline Spot, and Virus X, among others. He is currently an Honorary Research Fellow in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Sheffield and lectures frequently on evolution and the role of viruses in life. Biotechnology.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2011
Zusatzinfo	26 illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
ISBN-10	1-85168-846-3 / 1851688463
ISBN-13	978-1-85168-846-3 / 9781851688463
Zustand	Neuware