Title:
The tangled tree : a radical new history of life / David Quammen.
ISBN:
9781476776620
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, [2018]
©2018
Physical Description:
xvi, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Three surprises: an introduction -- Darwin's little sketch -- A separate form of life -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Big tree -- Infective heredity -- Topiary -- E pluribus human.
Summary:
"Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life's history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature." -- Publisher annotation.
OCLC Number:
on1006812489
Availability:
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