The Mermaid's Tale: Four Billion Years of Cooperation in the Making of Living Things

by Kenneth M. Weiss and Anne V. Buchanan

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Even after 150 years, Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is irresistibly compelling. But how can this idea--in which competition prevails--be consistent with all that we know about the thoroughly cooperative nature of life at the genetic and cellular level? This book reconciles these discrepancies.

Assembling a set of general principles, authors Kenneth Weiss and Anne Buchanan build a comprehensive, unified theory that applies...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674031938

ISBN13:9780674031937

Release Date:February 2009

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:2.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Biology Biology & Life Sciences Chaos Theory Evolution Physics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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