Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution

by Jonathan B. Losos

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A Key Question for evolutionary biology is whether evolution is inevitable or haphazard. Does natural selection follow the same predictable paths over and over or can the finiest change-a random mutation or shift in climate-cause evolution to take a completely different course? This is one of the greatest ongoing debates in science. In Improbable Destinies, Jonathan Losos explains why this question is so important to our understanding of ourselves...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:052553413X

ISBN13:9780525534136

Release Date:August 2018

Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"

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