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Coral

Paperback • 2007 • English • 1. edition

Coral: a pessimist in paradise

By Steve Jones

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About the book

While writing this book, Steve Jones had beside him the coral brooch that his sea captain grandfather brought back across the Indian Ocean as a gift for his wife. This simple object is a starting point for a dazzling narrative that touches on a number of the most important issues facing us today. Following in the footsteps of Darwin and Captain Cook, Jones reveals what coral has to tell us about the human genome project, cloning, and the possibility of a cure for cancer and genetic diseases; wha...Show more

Nature and the natural world: general interest

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ISBN

9780316729413

Publisher

Little, Brown

Published year

2007

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Coral

Format

Paperback

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