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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A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. is “analog” or “digital”—that is, whether continuum physics or quantum physics sets its limits. We believe that over the long haul life is digital. Is there any other hope for eternal ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. Carbon-based molecules needed protection and assistance to enact this drama. It turns out that minerals could have served at least five significant functions, from passive props to active ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. its environment . As mutations led to slightly different variants , competi- tion for limited resources initiated and drove the process of molecular natural selection . Self - replicating ...
A Scientific American Reader Scientific American. Renowned physicists, authors of astronomy textbooks and prominent popularizers of science have made incorrect, misleading or easily misin- terpreted statements about the expansion of the ...
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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 |