{"product_id":"the-triple-helix-gene-organism-and-environment","title":"The Triple Helix: Gene  Organism  and Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of our most brilliant evolutionary biologists  Richard Lewontin has also been a leading critic of those--scientists and non-scientists alike--who would misuse the science to which he has contributed so much. In The Triple Helix  Lewontin the scientist and Lewontin the critic come together to provide a concise  accessible account of what his work has taught him about biology and about its relevance to human affairs. In the process  he exposes some of the common and troubling misconceptions that misdirect and stall our understanding of biology and evolution. The central message of this book is that we will never fully understand living things if we continue to think of genes  organisms  and environments as separate entities  each with its distinct role to play in the history and operation of organic processes. Here Lewontin shows that an organism is a unique consequence of both genes and environment  of both internal and external features. Rejecting the notion that genes determine the organism  which then adapts to the environment  he explains that organisms  influenced in their development by their circumstances  in turn create  modify  and choose the environment in which they live. The Triple Helix is vintage Lewontin: brilliant  eloquent  passionate  and deeply critical. But it is neither a manifesto for a radical new methodology nor a brief for a new theory. It is instead a primer on the complexity of biological processes  a reminder to all of us that living things are never as simple as they may seem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946009227317,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674001591","price":24.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674001596.jpg?v=1769918961","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-triple-helix-gene-organism-and-environment","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}