Children of Prometheus by Christopher Wills

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Children of Prometheus by Christopher Wills

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Summary

Are we still evolving? Or has our mastery of the environment stopped evolution in its tracks? Spurred by a rapidly changing environment, and acting on our ever-expanding gene pool, Wills argues that natural selection will take us into uncharted territory, revealing a future rich with the promise of increased cultural and genetic diversity.

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Children of Prometheus by Christopher Wills

Scientists have grappled with the question "are we still evolving?" since the time of Darwin. In this book, Christopher Wills argues that people are not only continuing to evolve, but that their pace of change is accelerating. Wills explores evolution's mysterious ways - both visible and unseen - examining the rapid short-term evolutionary change taking place in people living at the earth's extremes and the new physiology of those who participate in extreme sports.

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ISBN 13 9780713993486
ISBN 10 0713993480
Title Children of Prometheus
Author Christopher Wills
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-08-26
Number of pages 320
Prizes Short-listed for Aventis Prizes for Science Books: General Prize 2000, Short-listed for Aventis Prize for Science Books 2000
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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