The plausibility of life
Subtitle: resolving Darwin's dilemma
By: Marc W. Kirschner and John C. Gerhart ; illustrated by John Norton
Contributors: Gerhart, John, 1936-
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780300108651; 9780300119770
Subjects: Origin; Evolution; Artenreichtum; Vie; Evolution (Biology); Life; Evolutionsbiologie; Origines; Biogenesis
Description: "In a new theory they call "facilitated variation," Kirschner and Gerhart elevate the individual organism from a passive target of natural selection to a central player in the three-billion-year history of evolution. In clear, accessible language, the authors invite every reader to contemplate daring new ideas about evolution. By closing the major gap in Darwin's theory Kirschner and Gerhart also provide a timely scientific rebuttal to critics of evolution who champion "intelligent design.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-301) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a clock on the heath; title: The sources of variation; title: Conserved cells, divergent organisms; title: Physiological adaptability and evolution; title: Weak regulatory linkage; title: Exploratory behavior; title: Invisible anatomy; title: Facilitated variation; title: Is life plausible?; title: Glossary.