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River out of Eden : a Darwinian view of life

by Richard Dawkins, 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.

Accession 27493 ISBN 1857994329 Publisher Phoenix
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