{"product_id":"the-hunt-for-foxp5-wallace-kaufman-9783319289601","title":"The Hunt for Foxp5: A Genomic Mystery Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight year old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic transcription factor that could herald the dawn of new human species. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInitially caught helplessly between well-meaning fellow scientists, the government and more sinister agents, Michelle, with the help of a host of unlikely heroes, eventually takes control and finds the courage to confront the decision of whether to save human lives or humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e The scientific and technical aspects underlying the plot - in particular aspects of FOX proteins, genetic mutations, viruses and cancer as well as the relation between intelligence and cortical complexity - are introduced and discussed by the authors in an extensive non-technical appendix.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallace Kaufman, David Deamer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319289608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319289601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d","brand":"Wallace Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199144775935,"sku":"9783319289601","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a30b40c-733b-4780-9154-113692e25431.jpg?v=1727925174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hunt-for-foxp5-wallace-kaufman-9783319289601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}