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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Coen, Enrico (1957-....)
Titre(s) : Cells to civilizations [Texte électronique] : principles of change that shape life / Enrico Coen
Publication : Princeton : Princeton University Press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Note(s) : 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
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Sujet(s) : Vie (biologie)
Apprentissage
Changement social
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781400841653
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42787506r
Notice n° :
FRBNF42787506
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Table des matières : A recipe for change -- Loops and lotteries -- From genes to ecosystems -- Conversations
of an embryo -- Completing the picture -- History in the making -- Humble responses
-- The neural sibyl -- Learning through action -- Seeing as -- Framing recipes --
The crucible of culture -- The Grand Cycle.