The cooperative gene : how Mendel's demon explains the evolution of complex beings /

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Author / Creator:Ridley, Mark.
Edition:1st Free Press ed.
Imprint:New York : Free Press, 2001.
Description:xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4466838
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ISBN:0743201612
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-315) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Keeping Living Things Simple
  • 2. The Gene Number of the Beast
  • 3. The Mutational Meltdown
  • 4. The History of Error
  • 5. The Ultimate Existential Absurdity
  • 6. Darwinian Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 7. The Justice of the Peas
  • 8. The Long Reach of the Lawbreaker
  • 9. The Human Condition
  • 10. A Complex Future
  • Glossary
  • Note and References
  • Bibliography
  • Index