What it means to be 98% chimpanzee : [Text] apes, people, and their genes /
by Marks, Jonathan (Jonathan M.).
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BookPublisher: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press c2002Description: xiii, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0520226151.Subject(s): Human beings | Human genetics | Molecular Biology | Genetics | Human evolution
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Summary: Explores the meaning of the genetic similarity of humans to apes and its implications for understanding human nature; examines genetic variances within humans, especially with regard to race; and looks at the ways in which technical and cultural knowledge intersect in the conflict between science and religion.
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.
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Book | NF 599.93 M (Browse shelf) | Available | H045495555 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Booklist starred, April 2002
Choice, October 2002
Explores the meaning of the genetic similarity of humans to apes and its implications for understanding human nature; examines genetic variances within humans, especially with regard to race; and looks at the ways in which technical and cultural knowledge intersect in the conflict between science and religion.
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