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It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity.

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"A Cultural History of Heredity is an enormously interesting and persuasive book that will speak not only to historians of science but also to biologists and general social and intellectual historians interested in the interface between the nitty-gritty of biology and the backdrop of social and cultural affairs." (Frederick B. Churchill, Indiana University)"

A Cultural History of Heredity

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    A Hardback by Staffan Muller-Wille, Hans-Jorg Rheinberger

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 26/06/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226545707, 978-0226545707
      ISBN10: 0226545709
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      Book Synopsis
      It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity.

      Trade Review
      "A Cultural History of Heredity is an enormously interesting and persuasive book that will speak not only to historians of science but also to biologists and general social and intellectual historians interested in the interface between the nitty-gritty of biology and the backdrop of social and cultural affairs." (Frederick B. Churchill, Indiana University)"

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