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River out of Eden : a Darwinian view of life / Richard Dawkins ; illustrations by Lalla Ward

This work explores evolutionary biology by describing life as a continuous river of genetic information. It examines the mechanisms of DNA propagation and species development, using scientific reasoning to analyse the purpose and progression of biological organisms.

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