Steve Jones (1) (1944–)
Author of Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated
For other authors named Steve Jones, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Steve Jones is the author of The Darwin Archipelago; Y: The Descent of Man; Darwin's Ghost; Almost Like a Whale: The Origin of Species; and The Serpents Promise. Jones is the winner of Royal Society Faraday Medal for the Public Understanding of Science. He lives in London.
Image credit: Welsh geneticist Steve Jones in April 2012. Red eyes effect removed. By Michal Maňas - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19180744
Works by Steve Jones
Associated Works
Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society (2010) — Contributor — 1,029 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1944-03-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, UK
- Places of residence
- Camden, London, England, UK
Wirral, Cheshire, England, UK - Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Occupations
- geneticist
television presenter
Professor - Relationships
- Percy, Norma (wife)
- Organizations
- University College London
Daily Telegraph
British Humanist Association (Distinguished Supporter) - Awards and honors
- BBC Reith Lecturer (1991)
Royal Society Faraday Medal for the Public Understanding of Science (1997)
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Darwins't ghost : the origin of species updated by Steve Jones
Follows the framework of the origin, providing updated examples and analysis. Engaging and informative. Especially enjoyed the parts on evolution in bacteria and viruses and the biogeography explanations
This was read a few years ago, but my notes say that I had four books by this author - the first I gave up about a third in, the second (this one, about the Y chromosome) I struggled through to the end, the third I read some bits and skimmed others, and the fourth even more so.
I don't know how he manages to make an interesting subject boring and in places obscure, so I still don't really understand the difference between genes, chromosomes and how e.g. mitocondrial DNA can cause developmental problems when it is meant to be separate from the other DNA and is forms each cell's energy factory. So I will have to stay mystified until I can find someone who explains it a lot better than this author!… (more)
I don't know how he manages to make an interesting subject boring and in places obscure, so I still don't really understand the difference between genes, chromosomes and how e.g. mitocondrial DNA can cause developmental problems when it is meant to be separate from the other DNA and is forms each cell's energy factory. So I will have to stay mystified until I can find someone who explains it a lot better than this author!… (more)
It will probably take a third reading but I am determined to understand this stuff! Where are my ASC science major friends when I need them?
Great fun and full of surprising details. Pop science at its best; Jones has expertise, wide range and a sense of humour. Feels like he wrote it over his spare weekends rather than in the study or laboratory, riffing off on any theme that takes his fancy as he flips through pages of the bible. Lack of footnotes or bibliography is disappointing.
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- Also by
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #9,739
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 47
- ISBNs
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- Languages
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