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

Sean B. Carroll

ISBN 10: 0393330516 / ISBN 13: 9780393330519

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

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A geneticist discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis of DNA reveals a complete record of the events that have shaped each species and how it provides evidence of the validity of the theory of evolution. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393330516
• ISBN 13: 9780393330519
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

DNA evidence not only solves crimes-in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.

About the Author

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.