Why does Evolution Matter? The Importance of Understanding Evolution - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1443865184 ISBN 13: 9781443865180

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Evolution is not merely a chapter in biology textbooks; rather, it is the mesh that embraces and connects every biological phenomenon; indeed, as Dobzhansky pointed out, nothing in biology could be understood without the evolutionary logic. The contents of this book highlight the importance of evolution in applied biological sciences such as agricultural, medical, environmental and the social sciences. Evolutionary science provides renewed ideas which can result in practical applications and tools that deal with current problems concerning humanity, such as disease, food production, and environmental destruction. Most of the topics in this book were discussed during the III Summit on Evolution which took place in the Galapagos Islands in June 2013, hosted by the Galapagos Institute for the Arts and Sciences and the Galapagos Science Institute, Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

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About the Author

Gabriel Trueba is Director and Founder of the Microbiology Institute at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ). He is interested in the evolution of pathogens, antibiotic resistance, and virulence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1443865184
• ISBN 13: 9781443865180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 205
• Editor: Gabriel Trueba