Explores both the development of the science of evolution and the potentials of new technologies to change future evolution, as well as examining the implications of these developments

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“In this wonderfully engaging book, the researches of Lamarck, Mendel, Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and modern evolutionary biologists add up to an intriguing human drama,” … “It would be hard to imagine a more readable, comprehensive survey of the story of evolution.” Illustrated. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.