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Offering daring new ideas about evolution, two highly respected biologists here tackle the central, unresolved question in the field-how have living organisms on Earth developed with such astounding variety and complexity? Marc Kirschner and John Gerhart draw on cutting-edge biological and medical research to provide an original solution to this longstanding puzzle. In this terrific new book, molecular systems meet evolution. The result is a wealth of stimulating ideas set among clear explanations drawn from a revelatory decade in biology. -Andrew H. Knoll, author of Life on a Young Planet Thought-provoking and lucidly written. . . . The Plausibility of Life will help readers understand not just the plausibility of evolution, but its remarkable, inventive powers. -Sean Carroll, author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo ?Remarkably lucid and comprehensive, this new theoretical synthesis will . . . shift the grounds for debate in the controversy surrounding organic evolution.?-Booklist (starred review)Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-139780300119770
eBay Product ID (ePID)88389086
Product Key Features
Number of Pages336 Pages
Publication NameThe Plausibility of Life: Resolving Darwin's Dilemma
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiology
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarc W. Kirschner, John C. Gerhart
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height236 mm
Item Weight478 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMarc W. Kirschner, John C. Gerhart