▁an ▁elected ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁the ▁Lin na e an ▁Society . ▁Ser ved ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁M ole cular ▁and ▁Cell ▁Science ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Fish ▁Bi ology , ▁and ▁also ▁on ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁other ▁journ als ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Norman ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁Mar well ▁Wild life ▁Park ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Honor ary ▁Scient ific ▁Ad visor . ▁ ▁Mac lean ▁has ▁author ed , ▁co - author ed ▁and ▁edited ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁text books ▁and ▁reference ▁books ▁in ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁cell ▁bi ology . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁edited ▁an ▁annual ▁review ▁entitled ▁' O x ford ▁Sur ve ys ▁on ▁E uk ary otic ▁Gen es ' ▁( pub lished ▁by ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press ) ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁edited ▁Sil ent ▁Summer ▁( C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁His ▁most ▁recent ▁book ▁A ▁Less ▁Green ▁and ▁Ple asant ▁Land ▁( C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mac lean ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁George ▁Her iot ' s ▁School ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Agricult ure ▁at ▁Edinburgh ▁University . ▁Ch anging ▁track