Evolution The Molecular Landscape: Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Volume LXXIV: 74 - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879698713 ISBN 13: 9780879698713

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 2010

Synopsis

This volume is based on presentations by the world-renowned investigators who gathered at the 74th annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species. It reviews the latest advances in research into evolution, focusing on the molecular bases for evolutionary change. The topics covered include the appearance of the first genetic material, the origins of cellular life, evolution and development, selection and adaptation, and genome evolution. Human origins, cognition, and cultural evolution are also covered, along with social interactions.

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Based on presentations by the world-renowned investigators who gathered at the 74th annual Cold Spring Harbor Symposium to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin s On the Origin of Species, this volume reviews the latest advances in research into evolution, focusing on the molecular bases for evolutionary change. The topics covered include the appearance of the first genetic material, the origins of cellular life, evolution and development, selection and adaptation, and genome evolution. Human origins, cognition, and cultural evolution are also covered, along with social interactions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879698713
• ISBN 13: 9780879698713
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Bruce Stillman, David Stewart