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Nature 412, 682 (16 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35089126

Open Innovation Challenges

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The genetic complexity of life

Brian Charlesworth1

According to the preface of this book, which is a translation of a work in French originally entitled La Part des Gènes (Odile Jacob, 1998), Morange's aim is "to put forward a new vision of genes and their function based on recent results from molecular biology". He goes on to assert that "the concept of the gene that is used both by the general public and by many scientists is completely outmoded".