The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
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ISBN-10:
0393330516
ISBN-13:
9780393330519
Pub. Date:
09/10/2007
Publisher:
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

Overview

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.

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ISBN-13: 9780393330519
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 09/10/2007
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 327,308
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

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.

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