{"product_id":"how-the-leopard-changed-its-spots-the-evolution-of-complexity-paperback-1","title":"How the Leopard Changed Its Spots: The Evolution of Complexity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo genes explain life? Can advances in evolutionary and molecular biology account for what we look like, how we behave, and why we die? In this powerful intervention into current biological thinking, Brian Goodwin argues that such genetic reductionism has important limits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on the sciences of complexity, the author shows how an understanding of the self-organizing patterns of networks is necessary for making sense of nature. Genes are important, but only as part of a process constrained by environment, physical laws, and the universal tendencies of complex adaptive systems. In a new preface for this edition, Goodwin reflects on the advances in both genetics and the sciences of complexity since the book's original publication.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a brilliant book, wonderfully written. . . . Goodwin is a real scholar, of great breadth and insight. He writes beautifully, conveying difficult themes in an exciting manner.\"\u003cb\u003e--Simon Levin, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biology and Coordinator of Holistic Science at Schumacher College, Devon, UK. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTheoretical Biology: Epigenetic and Evolutionary Order from Complex Systems\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eForm and Transformation and Signs of Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 275\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379798753529,"sku":"9780691088099","price":70.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WHJvVC9JQjhGNmZXZXUxT2MwTkpNUT09_f407a0a8-76be-4a21-954b-8eda66159408.webp?v=1770059649","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-the-leopard-changed-its-spots-the-evolution-of-complexity-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}