Sean B. Carroll

The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

DNA evidence not only solves crimesin 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393069693
• Artikelnr.: 59590437

Autorenporträt

Sean B. Carroll is professor of genetics at the University of WisconsinMadison 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.