Evolution: A Scientific American ReaderScientific American University of Chicago Press, 2008 M09 15 - 312 páginas From the Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board’s proposed intelligent design curriculum in 2005, few scientific topics have engendered as much controversy—or grabbed as many headlines—as evolution. And since the debate shows no signs of abating, there is perhaps no better time to step back and ask: What is evolution? Defined as the gradual process by which something changes into a different and usually more complex and efficient form, evolution explains the formation of the universe, the nature of viruses, and the emergence of humans. A first-rate summary of the actual science of evolution, this Scientific American reader is a timely collection that gives readers an opportunity to consider evolution’s impact in various settings. |
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... oxygen, iron and so on. A Creator didn't have to turn 92 different knobs to make all the naturally occurring elements in the periodic table. Instead the galaxies act as immense ecosystems, forging elements and recycling gas through ...
... oxygen , nitrogen , sulfur and phosphorus , among the two dozen or so others playing a pivotal role in life . Although life elsewhere might not use exactly the same elements , we would expect it to use many of them . Life on Earth ...
... oxygen molecule, or carbonyl group. Carbonyl groups read- ily attach themselves to nickel or cobalt atoms, but not so strongly that they cannot link to other molecules and jump ship to form larger mole- cules. In one series of ...
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Contenido
Cellular Evolution | 85 |
Dinosaurs and Other Monsters | 169 |
Human Evolution | 249 |
Contents | 362 |
Illustration Credits | 364 |
The Evolution of the Universe | 1 |
Cellular Evolution | 85 |
Dinosaurs and Other Monsters | 169 |
Human Evolution | 249 |