The Language of the Genes: Biology, History and the Evolutionary FutureCommissioned by the BBC to deliver the Reith Lectures in 1991, Steve Jones has used them as the basis for this book which argues that the evolution of our genes may be compared to the evolution of language. This book shows readers how close we are to success in the search for our origins. |
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The Fingerprints of History | 1 |
A Message from our Ancestors | 15 |
The Rules of the Game | 29 |
Copyright | |
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