De Duve, Christian, <br/><br/>
Genetics of original sin :  the impact of natural selection on the future of humanity /  [print] 
Christian de Duve with Neil Patterson ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson. 
 - New Haven [Connecticut] :  Yale University Press ;  (c)2010. Paris :  Editions Odile Jacob,  (c)2010. 
 - xxvii, 223 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of: Genetique du peche originel: le poids du passe sur l'avenir de la vie. 2009.  "Published in association with Editions Odile Jacob"--Preliminary page. 
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<br/><br/> PART I. The history of life on earth.   The unity of life ;   The origin of life ;   The evolution of life ;   PART II. The mechanisms of life.   Metabolism ;   Reproduction ;   Development ;   Natural selection ;   Other evolutionary mechanisms ;   PART III. The human adventure.   The emergence of humans ;   Making the human brain ;   Shaping our genes ;   The cost of success ;   Original sin ;   PART IV. The challenges of the future.   Option 1 : do nothing ;   Option 2 : improve our genes ;   Option 3 : rewire the brain ;   Option 4 : call on religions ;   Option 5 : protect the environment ;   Option 6 : give women a chance ;   Option 7 : control population ;   Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> Increasingly absorbed in recent years by advances in our understanding of the origin of life, evolutionary history, and the advent of human kind, eminent biologist Christian de Duve has pondered the future of life on this planet. Focusing on the process of natural selection, de Duve explores the inordinate and now dangerous rise of humankind.--[book jacket]. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300165074 0300165072 9780300182729 0300182724 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010029161 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB098292  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015629547  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Life--Origin.<br/>Natural selection.<br/>Nature--Effect of human beings on.<br/>Evolutionary psychology.<br/>Evolution (Biology)<br/>Twenty-first century--Forecasts.<br/>Life (Biology)<br/>Genetics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Forecasts.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH325.P318.G464 2010