{"product_id":"darwins-spectre-evolutionary-biology-in-the-modern-world-9780691050089","title":"Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtending the human life-span past 120 years. The \"green\" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper headlines. Yet much of the science underlying these topics stems from a book published nearly 140 years ago--Charles Darwin's \u003ci\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e. Far from an antique idea restricted to the nineteenth century, the theory of evolution is one of the most potent concepts in all of modern science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Spectre\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts, and how it may affect us in the future. First comes a brief biographical sketch of Darwin. Next, Rose gives a primer on the three most important concepts in evolutionary theory--variation, selection, and adaptation. With a firm grasp of these concepts, the reader is ready to look at modern applications of evolutionary theory. Discussing agriculture, Rose shows how even before Darwin farmers and ranchers unknowingly experimented with evolution. Medical research, however, has ignored Darwin's lessons until recently, with potentially grave consequences. Finally, evolution supplies important new vantage points on human nature. If humans weren't created by deities, then our nature may be determined more by evolution than we have understood. Or it may not be. In this question, as in many others, the Darwinian perspective is one of the most important for understanding human affairs in the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDarwin's Spectre\u003c\/i\u003e explains how evolutionary biology has been used to support both valuable applied research, particularly in agriculture, and truly frightening objectives, such as Nazi eugenics. Darwin's legacy has been a comfort and a scourge. But it has never been irrelevant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael R. Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.07w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691050089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Rose\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine. A researcher in the biology of aging, he is known for selection experiments that made fruit flies live twice as long as normal. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Evolutionary Biology of Aging\u003c\/i\u003e and a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42878267523187,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":75.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9c8f5bb8-3305-47a0-9379-bd9cd793c92a.jpg?v=1740658071","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/darwins-spectre-evolutionary-biology-in-the-modern-world-9780691050089","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}