Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index.
Contents:
The baby with the baboon heart: why evolution still matters -- Why intelligent design is not science -- Negative selection and the neutral theory of molecular evolution -- Detecting positive selection -- Balancing selection and disease -- Finding our roots: did "Eve" know "Adam"? -- Who were the neanderthals? -- Are we the third chimpanzee? -- What are the genetic differences that made us human? -- Clicks, genes, and languages -- Who let the dogs in? the domestication of animals and plants -- Size matters: toward understanding the natural history of genomes.
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