Genetic All books

Michel Delseny

The Biology of Plants The genome of thale cress

A detailed account of a fascinating scientific adventure. Important food for thought: the genome of a plant is as complex as our own.

Bernard Sablonnière

DNA, a History of Our Differences

A stimulating look at the current state of knowledge about the genetic determinants of differences between individuals, regarding both the body and character or behavior traits.

Alexandre Moatti

The Roots of Transhumanism France 1930-1980

Transhumanism and “augmented man” were already controversial subjects in the Belle Époque… An invaluable history for an understanding of what is truly at play behind this technoscientific fantasy.

Hélène Merle-Béral

The Biology of Immortality Who wants to be immortal?

Immortality is no longer what it used to be. This brief history introduces the proponents and the implications of it. Life can be prolonged; medical science is constantly proving this; but it cannot thwart the great laws of biology.

Patrice Debré

Revolutions in Biology and the Human Condition

A reflection on the prowess and the promises of biotechnologies, this text also casts a critical light on the transhumanist project.

Alain Prochiantz

A Monkey, Yourself

Based on recent data in the sequencing of genomes, an explanation of the genetic and cellular mechanisms at the origin of the unique position of our species in the animal world.

Pascale Cossart

The New Microbiology

New essential data about the life of bacteria, their resistance to antibiotics, inter-bacterial communication, etc.

Jean-Louis Dessalles, Cédric Gaucherel, Pierre-Henri Gouyon

The Thread of Life The Immaterial Side of Existence

A true revolution in the understanding of life, the thesis put forward here is based on the scientific concept of information, the operation of detection and reading carried out by every living being.