Master Builder - How the New Science of the Cell is Rewriting the Story of Life (Arias Alfonso Martinez)(Paperback / softback)

A leading developmental biologist argues that cells, not DNA, hold the key to understanding history, present, and future of life.

What defines who we are?

For decades, the biological answer has been our genes. In The Master Builder, leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with decades of scientific and popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells. Drawing on new research from his lab and others, Martinez Arias reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and ultimately give
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