Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom

by Sean B. Carroll Narrated by Arthur Morey

Overview

"A beautiful and very important book."-Lewis Wolpert, American Scientist

For over a century, opening the black box of embryonic development was the holy grail of biology. Evo Devo-Evolutionary Developmental Biology-is the new science that has finally cracked open the box. Within the pages of his rich and riveting book, Sean B. Carroll explains how we are discovering that complex life is ironically much simpler than anyone ever expected.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal

Carroll (genetics, Univ. of Wisconsin; www.seanbcarroll.com), one of the pioneering scientists in the field of evolutional developmental biology, aka Evo Devo, is also the author of The Making of the Fittest, a 2006 LJ Best Sci-Tech Book of the Year. In this, his first book, a 2005 USA Today Top Popular Science Book of the Year, he tells the fascinating story of how scientists are unlocking the keys to animal evolution through embryonic development. Carroll does an admirable job of making this complex topic accessible to general readers, and Audie Award nominee Arthur Morey (Descent into Chaos) deftly delivers it to listeners' ears. Recommended for academic libraries with biology and genetics collections and large public libraries with customers interested in science. [Carroll's newest book, the 2009 National Book Award finalist Remarkable Creatures, is also available from Brilliance Audio.—Ed.]—Emma Duncan, Brampton Lib., Ont.

MAY 2009 - AudioFile

It turns out that your genome is less like a blueprint and more like a kitchen, complete with drawers full of toothpicks and rubber bands and multipurpose items like olive oil and marshmallows. Author Sean Carroll focuses on the "tool box genes" and genetic switches that transform the ingredients in our genomes into the creatures we are. This engaging inquiry addresses the intersection of embryonic development, genetics, and paleontology to introduce the new science of evolutionary development, or "evo-devo." Arthur Morey provides a clear, well-paced performance throughout. His mastery of technical terms is impressive. Still, the material is slow going. If you want to learn the vocabulary of the new science, carry a pad of paper to write down important terms. F.C. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169929164
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	08/01/2009
Edition description:	Unabridged

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