Dear Mr. Darwin: Letters on the Evolution of Life

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Dear Mr. Darwin: Letters on the Evolution of Life and Human Nature

Dear Mr. Darwin, ‘You may find it presumptuous of

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By Gabriel Dover (au)
Year: 2000
Pages: 268
Binding Paperback
ISBN 0-75381-127-8

Product Code: 1422362663

Description

Dear Mr. Darwin, ‘You may find it presumptuous of me, if not a little macabre, that I should take up my pen & write to you more than 100 years after death . . .’ So begins a correspondence -- from a 21st-century geneticist to the author of “On the Origin of Species,” first published in 1859 -- debating the surprising findings of modern genetics & their influence on the evolution of biological novelties, from genes to organisms to human nature. Author Dover sets up a lively & stimulating discourse. From junk DNA & selfish genes to the position of the individual organism at evolution’s center-stage, this book illuminates some of the most complex theories of contemporary biology & Dover’s own original view of evolution in a uniquely compelling & readable way.

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