How evolution shapes our lives : (Record no. 13511)
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| ISBN | 9780691171876 (hardback) |
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| ISBN | 9780691170398 (paperback) |
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| Classification number | MED. GN281.4 |
| Item number | .H69 |
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| Title | How evolution shapes our lives : |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Princeton university |
| Year of publication | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 396 pages ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | " It is easy to think of evolution as something that happened long ago, or that occurs only in "nature," or that is so slow that its ongoing impact is virtually nonexistent when viewed from the perspective of a single human lifetime. But we now know that when natural selection is strong, evolutionary change can be very rapid. In this book, some of the world's leading scientists explore the implications of this reality for human life and society. With some twenty-five essays, this volume provides authoritative yet accessible explorations of why understanding evolution is crucial to human life--from dealing with climate change and ensuring our food supply, health, and economic survival to developing a richer and more accurate comprehension of society, culture, and even what it means to be human itself. Combining new essays with ones revised and updated from the acclaimed Princeton Guide to Evolution, this collection addresses the role of evolution in aging, cognition, cooperation, religion, the media, engineering, computer science, and many other areas. The result is a compelling and important book about how evolution matters to humans today. The contributors include Francisco J. Ayala, Dieter Ebert, Elizabeth Hannon, Richard E. Lenski, Tim Lewens, Jonathan B. Losos, Jacob A. Moorad, Mark Pagel, Robert T. Pennock, Daniel E. L. Promislow, Robert C. Richardson, Alan R. Templeton, and Carl Zimmer."-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Human evolution. |
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| Topical Term | Human population genetics. |
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| Personal name | Losos, Jonathan B., |
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| Personal name | Lenski, Richard, |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| Shelf #1 | Directorate of Library Services | Directorate of Library Services | Social Science Collection | 08/18/2021 | Book Aid International | 40100.00 | MED. GN281.4.H69 | 000000115158 | Books |