The Making of the Fittest

DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

Sean B. Carroll (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2007
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-33051-9 (ISBN)

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DNA evidence not only solves crimes—in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.

DNA, the genetic blueprint of all creatures, is a stunningly rich and detailed record of evolution. Every change or new trait, from the gaudy colors of tropical birds to our color vision with which we admire them, is due to changes in DNA that leave a record and can be traced. Just as importantly, the DNA evidence has revealed several profound surprises about how evolution actually works.

Sean B. Carroll is professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His first book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, was a finalist for the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Carroll’s seminal scientific work has been featured in Time and The New Yorker. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.9.2007
Zusatzinfo	50 black-and-white illustrations and 8 pages of color
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 211 mm
Gewicht	243 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
ISBN-10	0-393-33051-6 / 0393330516
ISBN-13	978-0-393-33051-9 / 9780393330519
Zustand	Neuware