Why evolution is true

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Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a factIn all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant "intelligent design," there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned—the evidence, the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not focused on the evidence itself. Yet the proof is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from many different fields of science. Scientists are observing species splitting into two and are finding more and more fossils capturing change in the past—dinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs.Why Evolution Is True weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the "indelible stamp" of the processes first proposed by Darwin. In crisp, lucid prose accessible to a wide audience, Why Evolution Is True dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms that this amazing process of change has been firmly established as a scientific truth.

First Sentence

If anything is true about nature, it is that plants and animals seem intricately and almost perfectly designed for living their lives.

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Presents the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the indelible stamp of the evolutionary processes first proposed by Darwin.

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• Why evolution is trueViking2009-01-01
• Ewolucja jest faktemOkładka miękkaPrószyński i S-ka2009-01-01
• Why evolution is trueOxford University Press2009-01-01
• why evolution is truepenguin publishing2009-01-01
• Why Evolution Is TrueElectronic resourcePenguin Group USA, Inc.2009-01-01
• Perché l'evoluzione è veraPaperbackCodice2011-01-01