Author: Sean B. Carroll
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
DNA evidence not only solves crimes - in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a
powerful tool for solving crimes and determining guilt & innocence. But, very recently, an important new aspect of DNA has been revealed - it contains a detailed record of evolution. That is, DNA is a living chronicle of how the marvelous creatures that inhabit our planet have adapted to its many environments, from the
freezing waters of the Antarctic to the lush canopy of the rain forest.In the pages of this highly readable narrative, Sean Carroll guides the general reader on a tour of the…
One of the most attractive features of Sean Carroll's book is that although he makes many of the same points as one can find in other popular books on biology and evolution he illustrates them with… It's a sad commentary that any book on biology published in the US must devote pages and ink to refuting the rants of "anti-Darwinists" in that nation. Richard Dawkins ["The Selfish Gene"] holds a…
