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Epigenetic Landscapes: Drawings as Metaphor

Contributor(s): Squier, Susan Merrill (Author)

ISBN: 9780822368601

Publisher: Duke University Press

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Pub Date: December 1, 2017

Dewey: 572.865

LCCN: 2017019584

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 9.20" L x 6.20" W ( 1.10 lbs) 280 pages

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Description: Susan Merrill Squier follows the cultural trail of C. H. Waddington's "epigenetic landscape" metaphor from its first visualization by the artist John Piper to its use beyond science, examining how it has been used to illustrate complex systems that link scientific and cultural practices: graphic medicine, landscape architecture, and bioArt.

Review Quotes: "A largely insightful, informative and enjoyable read . . . an academic text as well as an insightful view into the remarkable melding of science and art."--Rebecca Rahimi "Science, Medicine, and Anthropology"

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