| Description |
viii, 184 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 78, no. 5
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Historical figures in evolutionary biology. The furtive evolutionist / Desmond King-Hele (New Scientist) -- Evolution of a scientist / Jerry Adler (Newsweek) -- The humble garden pea held secrets of genetics / Dr. William Reville (The Irish Times) -- Double-teaming the double helix / Gerald Parshall (U.S. News & World Report) -- |
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The political debate over evolution. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults believe human beings were created by God : opinions are divided about evolution theories / (The Harris Poll #52) -- Issuing rebuke, judge rejects teaching of intelligent design / Laurie Goodstein (The New York Times) -- Media coverage of "intelligent design" / Jason Rosenhouse and Glen Branch (BioScience) -- The descent of the straw man / Denis Boyles (National Review Online) -- Intelligent design? / edited by Richard Milner and Vittorio Maestro (Natural History) -- |
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The genetic blueprint. On Darwin's shoulders / Douglas J. Futuyma (Natural History) -- All in the family / Thomas Hayden (U.S. News & World Report) -- Mother superior / Garry Hamilton (New Scientist) -- Evo devo / Gareth Cook (The Boston Globe) -- Humans, chimps may have bred after split / Gareth Cook (The Boston Globe) -- |
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The fossil record. The fossils say yes / Donald R. Prothero (Natural History) -- Fossil discovery fills gap in evolutionary path from fish to land animals / Richard Monastersky (The Chronicle of Higher Education) -- Evolution of whales / Douglas H. Chadwick (National Geographic) -- Little meat-eater is no bird, but close / William Mullen (Chicago Tribune) -- The astonishing micropygmies / Jared Diamond (Science) -- |
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Cognition and culture. Don't call me clever / Simon M. Reader (New Scientist) -- Who's that strange monkey in the mirror? A tufted capuchin isn't quite sure / Nicholas Wade (The New York Times) -- The morning of the modern mind / Kate Wong (Scientific American) -- Early chefs left indelible mark on human evolution / James Randerson (New Scientist) -- Caveman crooners may have aided early human life / Sharon Begley (Associated Press Financial Wire) -- |
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Was the world made for man? / Mark Twain -- Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al. -- Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. Aguillard et al. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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| Added Author |
Curry, Jennifer, 1977-
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Chang, In-Young.
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Messina, Lynn.
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| ISBN |
0824210638 (alk. paper) |
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9780824210632 (alk. paper) |
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15.00 |
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