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Den letzten Geheimnissen der Dinosaurier auf der Spur | Faszinierende Einblicke in die Paläobiologie

by Armin Schmitt ...

Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der UrzeitriesenDinosaurier. Vollkommen zurecht löst keine andere Tiergruppe eine ähnliche Faszination aus – bei Kindern ebenso wie bei Erwachsenen. In diesem Buch erzählt der Paläobiologe Armin Schmitt aus erster Hand von neuesten Forschungsergebnissen zu den Urzeitriesen, von spektakulären Expeditionen und überraschenden Funden. Er berichtet von populären ... Read more

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Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der UrzeitriesenDinosaurier. Vollkommen zurecht löst keine andere Tiergruppe eine ähnliche Faszination aus – bei Kindern ebenso wie bei Erwachsenen. In diesem Buch erzählt der Paläobiologe Armin Schmitt aus erster Hand von neuesten Forschungsergebnissen zu den Urzeitriesen, von spektakulären Expeditionen und überraschenden Funden. Er berichtet von populären
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La scimmia che ha capito l'universo

Come la mente e la cultura si evolvono

by Steve Stewart-Williams, Maurizio Mori ...

Series series Visioni della scienza
Come vedrebbe la nostra specie uno scienziato alieno? La scimmia che ha capito l'universo è l'affascinante storia del più strano animale del mondo: l'uomo. E comincia con una domanda: come vedrebbe la nostra specie uno scienziato alieno? Come giudicherebbe le nostre differenze di genere, il nostro comportamento sessuale, i nostri modelli educativi, i nostri codici morali, le religioni, i linguaggi ... Read more

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Come vedrebbe la nostra specie uno scienziato alieno? La scimmia che ha capito l'universo è l'affascinante storia del più strano animale del mondo: l'uomo. E comincia con una domanda: come vedrebbe la nostra specie uno scienziato alieno? Come giudicherebbe le nostre differenze di genere, il nostro comportamento sessuale, i nostri modelli educativi, i nostri codici morali, le religioni, i linguaggi
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Biodiversity Hotspots

Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas

Edited by Frank E. Zachos, Jan Christian Habel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic ... Read more

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Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic
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Evolution and Religious Creation Myths

How Scientists Respond

by Paul F. Lurquin, Linda Stone ...

Relying mostly on modern genetic science, this book exposes how various forms of creationism-including intelligent design-fail to provide testable models for the appearance and evolution of life. On the contrary, science has been very successful in the description of the unguided processes that led to the creation of the universe and one of its consequences, the appearance of life forms, including ... Read more

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Relying mostly on modern genetic science, this book exposes how various forms of creationism-including intelligent design-fail to provide testable models for the appearance and evolution of life. On the contrary, science has been very successful in the description of the unguided processes that led to the creation of the universe and one of its consequences, the appearance of life forms, including
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Geological Observations on South America

by Charles Darwin ...

The Critical Introduction begins: "Of the remarkable "trilogy" constituted by Darwin's writings which deal with the geology of the "Beagle," the member which has perhaps attracted least attention, up to the present time is that which treats of the geology of South America. The actual writing of this book appears to have occupied Darwin a shorter period than either of the other volumes of the ... Read more

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The Critical Introduction begins: "Of the remarkable "trilogy" constituted by Darwin's writings which deal with the geology of the "Beagle," the member which has perhaps attracted least attention, up to the present time is that which treats of the geology of South America. The actual writing of this book appears to have occupied Darwin a shorter period than either of the other volumes of the
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From Complexity to Life

On The Emergence of Life and Meaning

Edited by Niels Henrik Gregersen ...

This book brings together an impressive group of leading scholars in the sciences of complexity, and a few workers on the interface of science and religion, to explore the wider implications of complexity studies. It includes an introduction to complexity studies and explores the concept of information in physics and biology and various philosophical and religious perspectives. Chapter authors ... Read more

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This book brings together an impressive group of leading scholars in the sciences of complexity, and a few workers on the interface of science and religion, to explore the wider implications of complexity studies. It includes an introduction to complexity studies and explores the concept of information in physics and biology and various philosophical and religious perspectives. Chapter authors
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Behavioral Ecology of Neotropical Birds

Edited by Juan Carlos Reboreda, Vanina Dafne Fiorini, Diego Tomás Tuero ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book covers central aspects of behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, social and genetic mating systems, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, brood reduction, migration, personalities and communication. Over the past several years, Neotropical bird species from temperate to tropical latitudes of South America have been extensively studied, yielding valuable insights into the ... Read more

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This book covers central aspects of behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, social and genetic mating systems, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, brood reduction, migration, personalities and communication. Over the past several years, Neotropical bird species from temperate to tropical latitudes of South America have been extensively studied, yielding valuable insights into the
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敗者為王

進化論忘了告訴我們的事

by 稻垣榮洋 ...

Translated by 婁美蓮 ...

Series Book 326 - 文經文庫
在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！ ... Read more

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在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！
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Organismal Agency

Biological Concepts and Their Philosophical Foundations

Edited by Jana Švorcová ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology. The two sections of the book delve into parallel themes, including distinctions between organic and inorganic nature, self-organization, autonomy, self-presentation, memory, umwelt, and environmental influence. The philosophical part focuses on the influential thinkers who shaped our perception ... Read more

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This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology. The two sections of the book delve into parallel themes, including distinctions between organic and inorganic nature, self-organization, autonomy, self-presentation, memory, umwelt, and environmental influence. The philosophical part focuses on the influential thinkers who shaped our perception
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Lipocalins

by Bo Akerstrom, Niels Borregaard, Darren R. Flower, Jean-Philippe Salier ...

Less than a decade has elapsed since the publication in 2000 of the first anthology devoted to lipocalins (Biochim Biophys Acta 1482, 2000), and only a few years since the first Lipocalin International Symposium in Copenhagen in 2003 (Benzon Symposium no. 50The Lipocalin Protein Superfamily, Copenhagen, 2003) and the introduction of a public lip ... Read more

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Less than a decade has elapsed since the publication in 2000 of the first anthology devoted to lipocalins (Biochim Biophys Acta 1482, 2000), and only a few years since the first Lipocalin International Symposium in Copenhagen in 2003 (Benzon Symposium no. 50The Lipocalin Protein Superfamily, Copenhagen, 2003) and the introduction of a public lip
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El origen de las especies

by Charles Darwin ...

Publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, "El origen de las especies" es un libro científico escrito por Charles Darwin que agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día, éxito debido a la curiosidad y controversia que generó en la época. En él, Darwin expuso por primera vez sus ideas sobre la selección natural y la teoría de la evolución.Esta obra es un trabajo fundamental dentro de la ... Read more

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Publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, "El origen de las especies" es un libro científico escrito por Charles Darwin que agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día, éxito debido a la curiosidad y controversia que generó en la época. En él, Darwin expuso por primera vez sus ideas sobre la selección natural y la teoría de la evolución.Esta obra es un trabajo fundamental dentro de la
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Astronomical & Biological Unfolding of Time

by Michael A. Susko ...

The Astronomical & Biological Unfolding of TimeA Logarithmic Journey through the Cosmos and LifeRather than unfolding evenly, the universe evolves in pulses—leaps of increasing complexity that reveal a hidden structure beneath the surface of time. This work introduces a logarithmic model of emergence, tracing deep transformations from the cosmos to consciousness.The first volume follows the ... Read more

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The Astronomical & Biological Unfolding of TimeA Logarithmic Journey through the Cosmos and LifeRather than unfolding evenly, the universe evolves in pulses—leaps of increasing complexity that reveal a hidden structure beneath the surface of time. This work introduces a logarithmic model of emergence, tracing deep transformations from the cosmos to consciousness.The first volume follows the
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有趣到睡不著的演化：沒有你我也無法生存？

by 長谷川英祐 ...

Translated by 陳朕疆 ...

Series series 有趣到睡不著
★日本暢銷中小學生科普讀物★★大人也愛的輕科普★★系列作品銷量突破700000萬本！★◎從前的葉綠體是被植物細胞捕獲的生物？◎從病毒身上發現「基因」的真面目◎生物演化出性別後，成本提高？◎不工作的螞蟻怎麼生存？))))千萬別把它當作睡前讀物，因為你一翻開就停不下來！（（（（【29個主題，層層遞進，帶你發掘演化的線索】你知道生物「演化」是怎麼一回事嗎？其實直到大約250年前，「演化」這個詞才出現在生物學中。從前的人並不知道為什麼這個世界上有如此豐富多樣的生物，以及生物為什麼能適應各自的生存環境。但是人們試圖解釋這些現象，於是神的角色登場了。許多文化中，都有關於創造世界的神話故事。一八五八年，達爾文提出了「自然選擇說」，這個科學假說無需神的存在也能夠解釋生物的適應現象。他以深入的生態觀察，建構出清晰的邏輯論述，啟發了人們對生物的理解。　往後的兩百多年來，科學家們持續發現新事實 ... Read more

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★日本暢銷中小學生科普讀物★★大人也愛的輕科普★★系列作品銷量突破700000萬本！★◎從前的葉綠體是被植物細胞捕獲的生物？◎從病毒身上發現「基因」的真面目◎生物演化出性別後，成本提高？◎不工作的螞蟻怎麼生存？))))千萬別把它當作睡前讀物，因為你一翻開就停不下來！（（（（【29個主題，層層遞進，帶你發掘演化的線索】你知道生物「演化」是怎麼一回事嗎？其實直到大約250年前，「演化」這個詞才出現在生物學中。從前的人並不知道為什麼這個世界上有如此豐富多樣的生物，以及生物為什麼能適應各自的生存環境。但是人們試圖解釋這些現象，於是神的角色登場了。許多文化中，都有關於創造世界的神話故事。一八五八年，達爾文提出了「自然選擇說」，這個科學假說無需神的存在也能夠解釋生物的適應現象。他以深入的生態觀察，建構出清晰的邏輯論述，啟發了人們對生物的理解。　往後的兩百多年來，科學家們持續發現新事實
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Primordial Hydrocarbons

Re-visiting Oparin's Legacy in Prebiotic Chemistry

by Sajeepan Arikaran ...

Could life on Earth have emerged not from shallow pools of organic soup, but from the deep reservoirs of primordial hydrocarbons? Primordial Hydrocarbons re-examines the origins of life through the lens of abiogenic petroleum formation, reconnecting with the groundbreaking work of Alexander Oparin while integrating modern geochemistry, astrobiology, and systems chemistry.This book explores the ... Read more

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Could life on Earth have emerged not from shallow pools of organic soup, but from the deep reservoirs of primordial hydrocarbons? Primordial Hydrocarbons re-examines the origins of life through the lens of abiogenic petroleum formation, reconnecting with the groundbreaking work of Alexander Oparin while integrating modern geochemistry, astrobiology, and systems chemistry.This book explores the
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The Pulvinar Thalamic Nucleus of Non-Human Primates: Architectonic and Functional Subdivisions

by Juliana G.M. Soares, Ricardo Gattass, Bruss Lima ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book discusses the hypothesis that the primate pulvinar contains an original scaffold which is derived from cytoarchitectural markers and specific protein distributions. Thereafter, along primate evolution, different selective pressures acted in order to shape and fine-tune the connectivity of the pulvinar with specific regions of the neocortex. This divergence created, among other things, ... Read more

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This book discusses the hypothesis that the primate pulvinar contains an original scaffold which is derived from cytoarchitectural markers and specific protein distributions. Thereafter, along primate evolution, different selective pressures acted in order to shape and fine-tune the connectivity of the pulvinar with specific regions of the neocortex. This divergence created, among other things,
... Read more
Stratigraphy Around the Permian–Triassic Boundary of South China

Edited by Wei-hong He, G. R. Shi, Jian-xin Yu, Dao-Liang Chu, Ke-Xin Zhang, Hai-Shui Jiang, Ting-Lu Yang, Yi-Fan Xiao ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book timely provides high-quality records of 32 PTB sections across different depositional settings from terrestrial to marine facies in South China, including descriptions of lithologies, high-resolution correlation of key boundaries and fossil occurrences at each section. This book also analyzes the patterns and processes of the community and ecosystem evolution over space and through time ... Read more

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This book timely provides high-quality records of 32 PTB sections across different depositional settings from terrestrial to marine facies in South China, including descriptions of lithologies, high-resolution correlation of key boundaries and fossil occurrences at each section. This book also analyzes the patterns and processes of the community and ecosystem evolution over space and through time
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Born of Ice and Fire

How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution

by Graham Shields ...

An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversityMore than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that persisted for millions of years. Incredibly, this unimaginable cold led to the remarkable diversification of life on earth known as the Cambrian ... Read more

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An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversityMore than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that persisted for millions of years. Incredibly, this unimaginable cold led to the remarkable diversification of life on earth known as the Cambrian
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Mr. Martineau on Evolution

by Herbert Spencer ...

Series series Short Reads in Popular Science
Are you intrigued by the mysteries of evolution and the clash of scientific and philosophical ideas?Delve into Herbert Spencer's compelling exploration in "Mr. Martineau on Evolution." In this thought-provoking article, Spencer responds to critiques by Mr. Martineau on the general doctrine of evolution, revealing the metaphysical aspects of this fascinating field.Spencer's writing navigates ... Read more

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Are you intrigued by the mysteries of evolution and the clash of scientific and philosophical ideas?Delve into Herbert Spencer's compelling exploration in "Mr. Martineau on Evolution." In this thought-provoking article, Spencer responds to critiques by Mr. Martineau on the general doctrine of evolution, revealing the metaphysical aspects of this fascinating field.Spencer's writing navigates
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Genomes, Evolution, and Culture

Past, Present, and Future of Humankind

by Rene J. Herrera, Ralph Garcia-Bertrand, Francisco M. Salzano ...

This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from various diverse disciplines to address both the more classical anthropological content and the current more contemporary molecular focus of courses. Chapters include a history of human evolutionary genetics ... Read more

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This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from various diverse disciplines to address both the more classical anthropological content and the current more contemporary molecular focus of courses. Chapters include a history of human evolutionary genetics
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A Brief History of the Mind

From Apes to Intellect and Beyond

by William H. Calvin ...

This book looks back at the simpler versions of mental life in apes, Neanderthals, and our ancestors, back before our burst of creativity started 50,000 years ago. When you can't think about the future in much detail, you are trapped in a here-and-now existence with no "What if" and "Why me?" William H. Calvin takes stock of what we have now and then explains why we are nearing a crossroads, where ... Read more

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This book looks back at the simpler versions of mental life in apes, Neanderthals, and our ancestors, back before our burst of creativity started 50,000 years ago. When you can't think about the future in much detail, you are trapped in a here-and-now existence with no "What if" and "Why me?" William H. Calvin takes stock of what we have now and then explains why we are nearing a crossroads, where
... Read more
Ecology and Evolution of Rhizobia

Principles and Applications

by En Tao Wang, Chang Fu Tian, Wen Feng Chen, J. Peter W. Young, Wen Xin Chen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application. Further, it describes the new concept of rhizobia, the latest systematic methods, biogeographic study methods, and genomic studies to identify the interactions between ... Read more

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This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application. Further, it describes the new concept of rhizobia, the latest systematic methods, biogeographic study methods, and genomic studies to identify the interactions between
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Signs in the Dust

A Theory of Natural Culture and Cultural Nature

by Nathan Lyons ...

Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Through readings of Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa, and John Poinsot (John of St. Thomas), it offers a semiotic analysis of human culture in both its anthropological breadth ... Read more

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Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Through readings of Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa, and John Poinsot (John of St. Thomas), it offers a semiotic analysis of human culture in both its anthropological breadth
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The Conditions of Existence as Affecting the Perpetuation of Living Beings

Enriched edition. Unraveling the Laws of Life: Evolutionary Principles Explored

by Thomas Henry Huxley, Jamie Hicks ...

In "The Conditions of Existence as Affecting the Perpetuation of Living Beings," Thomas Henry Huxley presents a foundational exploration of the interplay between environmental conditions and the survival of species. Through a rigorous examination of biological and ecological principles, Huxley underscores the adaptive significance of variations within populations, setting the stage for modern ... Read more

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In "The Conditions of Existence as Affecting the Perpetuation of Living Beings," Thomas Henry Huxley presents a foundational exploration of the interplay between environmental conditions and the survival of species. Through a rigorous examination of biological and ecological principles, Huxley underscores the adaptive significance of variations within populations, setting the stage for modern
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Extending the Evolutionary Synthesis

Darwin’s Legacy Redesigned

by Axel Lange ...

The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. However, it offers no convincing explanation to many questions, some examples of which are as follows: What forms of inheritance exist besides genetics; how complex variations, especially ... Read more

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The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. However, it offers no convincing explanation to many questions, some examples of which are as follows: What forms of inheritance exist besides genetics; how complex variations, especially
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