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Some assembly required : decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Some assembly required : decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA / Neil Shubin.

Shubin, Neil, (author.).

Summary:

"Over billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that walk on two legs, talk, and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have traveled the globe to find fossils that show how such changes have happened. We have now arrived at a remarkable moment--prehistoric fossils coupled with new DNA technology have given us the tools to answer some of the basic questions of our existence: How do big changes in evolution happen? Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention."-- Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593171578
  • ISBN: 0593171578
  • Physical Description: xvi, 411 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Five words -- Embryonic ideas -- Maestro in the genome -- Beautiful monsters -- Copycats -- Our inner battlefield -- Loaded dice -- Mergers and acquisitions.
Subject: Life > Origin.
Paleontology.
Evolution (Biology)
Genre: Large print books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch LT 576.83 S562s 2020 (Text) 33126024348561 Large Print Nonfiction Available -

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5050 . ‡aFive words -- Embryonic ideas -- Maestro in the genome -- Beautiful monsters -- Copycats -- Our inner battlefield -- Loaded dice -- Mergers and acquisitions.
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