Seed to Seed: The Secret Life of Plants
Autor Nicholas Harberden Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 apr 2007
Nicholas
Harberd's
narrative
of
the
changing
seasons
has
as
its
focus
one
tiny
thale-cress
plant
in
an
East
Anglian
churchyard.
He
describes
both
what
can
be
seen
with
the
naked
eye
and
the
hidden
molecular
mechanisms
that
underlie
it.
He
also
tells
the
story
of
the
last
ten
years
of
discovery
in
his
own
laboratory,
as
the
team
works
to
understand
the
genetic
control
of
the
growth
of
thale-cress.
Part
field
notebook,
part
sketchbook,
part
diary,Seed
to
Seedis
a
dazzling
evocation
of
the
beauty
of
the
natural
world
and
an
exhilarating
explanation
of
the
secret
workings
of
plants.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780747585619
ISBN-10: 074758561X
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 074758561X
Pagini: 320
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New ed.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
The
first
book
to
combine
poetic
description
of
the
natural
world
in
the
style
of
Gilbert
White
or
Dorothy
Wordsworth
with
the
scientist's
mission
to
reveal
the
secret
life
of
plants
Notă biografică
Nicholas
Harberd
is
one
of
the
world's
leading
plant
biologists.
He
currently
directs
a
research
team
at
the
John
Innes
Centre
in
Norwich
and
is
Honorary
Professor
in
the
Department
of
Biological
Sciences
at
the
University
of
East
Anglia.
In
2008
he
will
become
Sibthorpian
Professor
of
Plant
Sciences
and
Professorial
Fellow
at
St
John's
College,
University
of
Oxford.
He
is
the
author
of
numerous
scientific
papers,
has
published
in
the
leading
international
scientific
journalsNatureandScience,
and
is
the
father
of
Alice
and
Jack.
Recenzii
'Natural
History
in
its
purest
form.
A
botanical
masterpiece
in
miniature'
'A bravura performance ... It is a privilege to watch a subtle and daring mind at work ... and to glimpse, from so many angles, a scientist at work in the world'
'Tracing the lifespan of a weed, both in the wild and in a laboratory, makes enthralling reading. Harberd, intensely aware of nature's changing seasonal patterns, blends day-by-day observance with scientific exactness to sharpen our awareness of nature's purposes and beauty. Brilliantly written'
'It's another world. Another language. But Harberd has the gift of connecting us with it ... What Harberd's book gives us clueless amateurs is a huge sense of awe at the extraordinary and brilliant machinery that regulates plant growth'
'A bravura performance ... It is a privilege to watch a subtle and daring mind at work ... and to glimpse, from so many angles, a scientist at work in the world'
'Tracing the lifespan of a weed, both in the wild and in a laboratory, makes enthralling reading. Harberd, intensely aware of nature's changing seasonal patterns, blends day-by-day observance with scientific exactness to sharpen our awareness of nature's purposes and beauty. Brilliantly written'
'It's another world. Another language. But Harberd has the gift of connecting us with it ... What Harberd's book gives us clueless amateurs is a huge sense of awe at the extraordinary and brilliant machinery that regulates plant growth'
Descriere
A
brilliant
evocation
of
the
beauty
of
the
natural
world
and
an
exhilarating
explanation
of
its
secret
genetic
workings