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The tangled tree : a radical new history of life
by David Quammen
Offers a guide to the evolving current understanding of evolution and human nature that explores the role played by horizontal gene transfer, or the movement of genes across species lines
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She has her mother's laugh : the powers, perversions, and potential of heredity
by Carl Zimmer
The award-winning columnist and author of Parasite Rex presents a history of our understanding of heredity and how it has shaped human society, chronicling the transitions brought about by gene research and sharing anecdotal insights into his own family's experiences while making predictions about how evolving understandings are likely to impact the future.
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I contain multitudes : the microbes within us and a grander view of life
by Ed Yong
An award-winning science writer shares unique perspectives into the role of the microbiome in human health, identity and ability, explaining in comprehensive, lighthearted detail how our microbial partners shape and protect life on Earth in unexpected ways. 35,000 first printing.
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The gene : an intimate history
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Presents a history of gene science that examines current debates about gene resequencing, tracing the author's family experiences with mental illness and the contributions of key scientists and philosophers. Reprint. A #1 New York Times best-seller. A New York Times Notable Book. One of the Washington Post's Ten Best Books of 2016.
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Darwin's black box : the biochemical challenge to evolution
by Michael J. Behe
Questioning how evolution can explain the complex chemical processes scientists are finding in humans using new technology, the author presents an argument for creation by either God or another higher intelligence, in a tenth anniversary edition of the study of Intelligent Design.
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The story of the human body : evolution, health, and disease
by Daniel Lieberman
A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.
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The social conquest of earth
by Edward O. Wilson
An acclaimed biologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Ants discusses how morality, religion and the creative arts are biological in nature and defends his theory that the origin of the human condition is due to group, not family, selection.
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Natural acts : a sidelong view of science & nature
by David Quammen
A new edition of the author's first work of nonfiction traces his journeys throughout natural regions of the world to pose such lively questions as the redeeming merits of mosquitoes and the potential for cloning, in a volume complemented by the author's popular "Natural Acts" columns.
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The making of the fittest : DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution
by Sean B. Carroll
A geneticist and author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis of DNA reveals a complete record of the events that have shaped each species and how it provides evidence of the validity of the theory of evolution.
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The making of the fittest : DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution
by Sean B. Carroll
A geneticist and author of Endless Forms Most Beautiful discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis of DNA reveals a complete record of the events that have shaped each species and how it provides evidence of the validity of the theory of evolution.
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