By Anthony Serafini
Synopsis
The rummage around for our elusive human origins ANd an understanding of the mysteries of the build have challenged the foremost inquisitive and creative thinkers from Egyptian times through the 20 th century. within the Epic History of Biology, Anthony Serafini - a distinguished thinker and scholarly person of science - regales the reader with the triumphs and failures of the geniuses of the life sciences. The subtleties of the kingdom Animalia - anatomy, zoology, and copy - beside the complexities of the Plantae, have fascinated humanity as so much back as 5000 years past. Astounding ancient information of the esoteric natural action powers of herbs in addition as early experimentation with completely different chemical mixtures for such functions as mummification semiconductor diode to today's biological technology. Innovative pioneers adore philosopher, Galen, medical man, and anatomist challenged the bounds of data and single-mindedly pursued their work, usually within the face of blind belief. In superb, lyrical prose Serafini recreates the concepts and theories of those revolutionaries from earlier period through nowadays, against the scenery of the dogma and prejudices of their time. He explores the galvanized revelations that gave birth to such discoveries because the disputable theory of evolution, the standard origins of genetic science, the amazing predictions of quantum physics, and therefore the infinite promise of engineering. Even nowadays the biological sciences square measure undergoing speedy and kaleidoscopical changes. each new insight provides rise to a myriad of recent moral queries and responsibilities. The Epic History of Biology confronts these problems head on and predicts the wondrous new directions biology can follow.
Excerpt
Of all the sciences, biology probably touches our lives within the most direct method. With new developments in deoxyribonucleic acid, cloning, new procreative technologies, and environmental considerations, biology has taken on a significance maybe bigger than at any purpose in history.
Over the past 100 fifty years just about, science has become progressively divided. Correspondingly, the parable has appeared that it's become progressively esoteric and impenetrable to any or all however a few of specialists. True, there are variety of common and accessible books on, as an example, physics. The complexities of physics square measure, however, simply matched by the myriad subtleties and complexities of biology. Further, the history of biology is thus Brobdingnagian that it's all but not possible to hide all at intervals the area limits set by the publisher. For these reasons, tough selections had to be created. I actually have spent longer on biology, as an example, than a classical life scientist maybe would possibly like. I actually have about skipped over the Orient, since the history of japanese biology could be a complete story in itself.
Over the past 100 fifty years just about, science has become progressively divided. Correspondingly, the parable has appeared that it's become progressively esoteric and impenetrable to any or all however a few of specialists. True, there are variety of common and accessible books on, as an example, physics. The complexities of physics square measure, however, simply matched by the myriad subtleties and complexities of biology. Further, the history of biology is thus Brobdingnagian that it's all but not possible to hide all at intervals the area limits set by the publisher. For these reasons, tough selections had to be created. I actually have spent longer on biology, as an example, than a classical life scientist maybe would possibly like. I actually have about skipped over the Orient, since the history of japanese biology could be a complete story in itself.
