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Evolving ourselves : how unnatural selection and nonrandom mutation are changing life on earth /

In Evolving Ourselves, futurist Juan Enriquez and scientist Steve Gullans conduct a sweeping tour of how humans are changing the course of evolution--sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. For example: Globally, rates of obesity in humans nearly doubled between 1980 and 2014. What's more, ther...

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Main Authors:	Enriquez, Juan, 1959- (Author), Gullans, Steve (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Current : Current, Published by the Penguin Group, [2015]
Subjects:	Human evolution. Natural selection.

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