| Reviews |
| - 'I can recommend this book as a thoroughly interesting read' - Biologist 01/02/2002
- 'exhilarating reading ... challenging ... stimulates the reader to think deeply on the many issues it raises.' - Margaret Ginzburg, Science and Christian belief, Vol.13, No.1, April 2001
- '...the authors provide a clear-eyed review of a large part of modern biology.' - Scientific American
- '...the book is well written, stimulating, and full of information nuggets.' - Choice
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| Description | | - Presents an original look at the theory of evolution
- Maynard Smith's name is world famous
- Based on the authors' highly successful The Major Transitions in Evolution
- Part of the March 2000 Popular Science promotion
| | In this fascinating book, John Maynard Smith and Eors Szathmary present an original picture of evolution. They propose that during evolution there have been a number of major transitions in the way in which information is passed between generations. These transitions include the appearance of the first replicating molecules, the emergence of co-operative animal societies, and the unique
language ability of humans. Containing many new ideas, this book is contemporary biology on the grandest scale, from the birth of life to the origin of language. |
Readership: Popular science readership
| Contents |
Preface
Life and Information
The major transitions
From chemistry to heredity
From the RNA world to the modern world
From heredity to simple cells
The origin of eukaryotic cells
The origin of sex
Genetic conflict
Living together
The evolution of many-celled organisms
Animal societies
From animal to human societies
The origin of language
Glossary
Notes
Further reading
Index
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
John Maynard Smith, Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Sussex and
Eörs Szathmáry, Institute of Advanced Study, Bupapest
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| Links to web resources and related information | More in the same subject area:
Evolution
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