Evolution :: a Scientific American reader.

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...

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Körperschaft: University of Chicago. Press
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006.
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Zusammenfassung: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 f
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780226742731
0226742733

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