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240 10 a| Génétique du péché originel.l| English=| ^A1034880;

245 10 a| Genetics of original sin :b| the impact of natural selection on the future of humanity /c| Christian de Duve with Neil Patterson ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson.;

300 a| xxvii, 223 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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500 a| Translation of: Génétique du péché originel: le poids du passé sur l'avenir de la vie. 2009.;

500 a| "Published in association with Éditions Odile Jacob"--P. preceding t.p.;

500 a| Includes index.;

520 a| 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];

505 0 a| The unity of life -- The origin of life -- The evolution of life -- Metabolism -- Reproduction -- Development -- Natural selection -- Other evolutionary mechanisms -- The emergence of humans -- Making the human brain -- Shaping our genes -- The cost of success -- Original sin -- 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.;

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650 0 a| Evolutionary psychology.=| ^A534028;

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650 0 a| Twenty-first centuryv| Forecasts.=| ^A422073;

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Genetics of original sin : the impact of natural selection on the future of humanity / Christian de Duve with Neil Patterson ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson.

Author/creator	De Duve, Christian
Other author	Patterson, Neil.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press ; Paris : Éditions Odile Jacob, ©2010.
Description	xxvii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Life--Origin. Natural selection. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Evolutionary psychology. Evolution (Biology) Twenty-first century--Forecasts. Life (Biology) Genetics.

Uniform title	Génétique du péché originel. English
Contents	The unity of life -- The origin of life -- The evolution of life -- Metabolism -- Reproduction -- Development -- Natural selection -- Other evolutionary mechanisms -- The emergence of humans -- Making the human brain -- Shaping our genes -- The cost of success -- Original sin -- 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.
Abstract	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]
General note	Translation of: Génétique du péché originel: le poids du passé sur l'avenir de la vie. 2009.
General note	"Published in association with Éditions Odile Jacob"--P. preceding t.p.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2010029161
ISBN	9780300165074 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300165072 (clothbound : alk. paper)

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