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Mutants

Paperback • 2005 • English • 1. edition

Mutants: on the form, varieties and errors of the human body

By Armand Marie Leroi

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

Full of fascinating and bizarre cases of genetic mutation and irregularity, this book is an amazing exploration of the human form in all its beautiful and unique guises. The author takes us to the extremes of human mutation, from the grotesque to the beautiful, and often both at the same time, to explain how we become what we are. Through the tales of long-lived Croatian dwarves, ostrich-footed Wadoma tribesmen, sex-changing French convent girls, and many more wonders of human development, the a...Show more

Biology, life sciences

Book details

ISBN

9780006531647

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Published year

2005

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Mutants

Format

Paperback

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