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

ISBN-13: 9781847247247 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str.

Sean B. Carroll

Opis

DNA evidence not only solves crimes - if you know how to read it, it can also reveal the history of life on Earth. This title guides the general reader on a tour of the DNA record left by three billion years of evolution to see how the fittest were made.

Recenzje

Dazzling work, passionate and magisterial. Nothing of more lasting importance than the core narrative of this book will be published this year - Guardian Guardian

O autorze

B. Carroll, SeanSean B. Carroll is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His scientific discoveries have been featured in Time and The New York Times, and Carroll himself has written articles for Natural History and Playboy. His first book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful was a 2005 Top Popular Science Book of the Year (USA Today). He and his wife and children reside in Madison, Wisconsin.