Making of the Fittest : DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

Carroll, Sean B.; Carroll, Jamie W. (ILT); Olds, Leanne M. (ILT)

ISBN 10: 1847247245 / ISBN 13: 9781847247247

Published by Quercus, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making of the Fittest : DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847247245
• ISBN 13: 9781847247247
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For more than a century, we were restricted to studying evolution from the outside, observing its progress only through the fossil record. No longer. We can now also read the DNA record. As well as containing the operating instructions for everyday existence and for making the next generation, DNA contains a vast and detailed history of the three-billion-year development of life on Earth. It is a living chronicle
of evolution, pinpointing the precise changes that have enabled Earth's marvelous creatures to inhabit the planet's shifting environments, from the freezing waters of the Antarctic to the lush canopy of the rainforest.
Captivating and lucid, The Making of the Fittest delves deep into the DNA record to reveal not just how the fittest survive but also how they are made.

About the Author

Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer, and executive producer. In addition, he is vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Allan Wilson Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Patrick Lawlor has recorded over three hundred audiobooks in just about every genre. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many Library Journal and Kirkus starred audio reviews.