Gene Avatars: The Neo-Darwinian Theory of Evolution

by Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Jean-Pierre Henry, Jacques Arnould

Book Overview

'Why life?' Questions of this type were for a long time the prerogative of philosophers who left the 'how' question to scientists. Nowadays, Darwin's successors no longer have any qualms about addressing the 'why' as well as the 'how'. Over a century ago, Darwin modestly admitted having 'thrown some light on the origin of species - this mystery of mysteries'. Two major advances in the following decades helped biologists answer many of the questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147577656X
• ISBN13: 9781475776560
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"