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The mythology of evolution /

What is the nature of life? Scientists turn to natural selection, genes or adaptation to explain the living world, but much of the imagery used to present evolution threatens to distort our understanding of the incredible history of our planet. There is no science without mythology, and the only way...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bateman, Chris
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Winchester, UK ; Washington, USA : Zero Books, 2012.
Subjects:	Evolution (Biology) > Philosophy. Evolution (Biology) > Mythology. Creation > Mythology.

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