{"product_id":"quest-the-essence-of-humanity-9780470851449","title":"Quest: The Essence of Humanity","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Pasternak\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Evolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing work of history, philosophy, and popular science that explores the human desire to quest.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists continually look for the genetic factors that make humans so very different in appearance and behaviour from most animals - the genes that are uniquely human. Respected biochemist and author Charles Pasternak argues that such genes do not exist. Instead, he suggests that it is our desire to quest - for food and shelter, for knowledge, for wealth, for adventure - coupled with our unique physical abilities to do so that have controlled our evolution and have led humans to develop away from closely related animals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this intriguing work of history, philosophy, and popular science, Pasternak uses his extensive biological knowledge to discuss man's nature and achievements, his genetic makeup, and his evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45203460456599,"sku":"9780470851449","price":1853.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470851449.webp?v=1767668337","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/quest-the-essence-of-humanity-9780470851449","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}