TY - BOOK AU - Coen,Enrico TI - Cells to civilizations: principles of change that shape life SN - 9781400841653 AV - QH501 .C63 2012eb U1 - 576.8 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Life (Biology) KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Developmental biology KW - Learning KW - Social change KW - Biology KW - Philosophy KW - Life sciences KW - Humanities KW - Physical sciences KW - Behavioral Sciences KW - Biological Phenomena KW - Genetic Phenomena KW - Biological Science Disciplines KW - Behavioral Disciplines and Activities KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Phenomena and Processes KW - Natural Science Disciplines KW - Disciplines and Occupations KW - Biological Evolution KW - Sociobiology KW - Life KW - Developmental Biology KW - Vie (Biologie) KW - Biologie du développement KW - Apprentissage KW - Sciences du comportement KW - Biologie KW - Philosophie KW - Sciences de la vie KW - Sciences humaines KW - Sciences physiques KW - Évolution (Biologie) KW - behavioral sciences KW - aat KW - biology KW - philosophy KW - biological sciences KW - humanities KW - physical sciences KW - evolution KW - SCIENCE KW - Life Sciences KW - Evolution KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - gnd KW - Entwicklungsbiologie KW - Lernen KW - Sozialer Wandel KW - Livet (biologi) KW - sao KW - Evolution (biologi) KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A recipe for change -- Loops and lotteries -- From genes to ecosystems -- Conversations of an embryo -- Completing the picture -- History in the making -- Humble responses -- The neural sibyl -- Learning through action -- Seeing as -- Framing recipes -- The crucible of culture -- The Grand Cycle N2 - Cells to Civilizations is the first unified account of how life transforms itself--from the production of bacteria to the emergence of complex civilizations. What are the connections between evolving microbes, an egg that develops into an infant, and a child who learns to walk and talk? Award-winning scientist Enrico Coen synthesizes the growth of living systems and creative processes, and he reveals that the four great life transformations--evolution, development, learning, and human culture--while typically understood separately, actually all revolve around shared core principles a UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=444093 ER -