Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B Carroll
A beautiful and very important book.Lewis Wolpert, American Scientist
"One of the essential books of our times…[explains] for a general audience how the shapes of organisms are produced by genes" -- Peter Forbes - The Guardian
"[Carroll] reveals a remarkable series of insights into how evolution has shaped—and continues to shape—the wondrous assortment of creatures that share this planet with us. He emerges as the new, user-friendly public face of evolutionary science." -- Thomas Hayden - US News & World Report
"Carroll is a gifted writer…In light of this new understanding (Evo Devo), the objections to evolutionary theory based on transitional gaps and irreducible complexity become more obtuse than ever." -- Library Journal
"Combines clear writing with a deep knowledge." -- Publishers Weekly
"[Carroll] reveals a remarkable series of insights into how evolution has shaped—and continues to shape—the wondrous assortment of creatures that share this planet with us. He emerges as the new, user-friendly public face of evolutionary science." -- Thomas Hayden - US News & World Report
"Carroll is a gifted writer…In light of this new understanding (Evo Devo), the objections to evolutionary theory based on transitional gaps and irreducible complexity become more obtuse than ever." -- Library Journal
"Combines clear writing with a deep knowledge." -- Publishers Weekly
Sean B. Carroll is professor of genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His first book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, was a finalist for the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Carroll’s seminal scientific work has been featured in Time and The New Yorker. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393327793 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393327795 |
| Title | Endless Forms Most Beautiful |
| Author | Sean B Carroll |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2006-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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