Lamarck's Signature Vol. 12How Retrogenes Are Changing Darwin's Natural Selection Paradigm |
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| Author:
| Steele, Edward J.
Lindley, Robyn A.
Blanden, Robert V. |
| Series title: | Frontiers of Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7382-0014-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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What if Lamarck, whose theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics was blown apart by Charles Darwin over a century ago, was partly right after all? In this daring book, Steele and company reveal their ground-breaking research that has uncovered strong molecular genetic evidence that aspects of acquired immunities developed by parents in their own lifetime can be passed on to their offspring. The book gives new life and scientific credibility to the Lamarckian...
More DescriptionWhat if Lamarck, whose theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics was blown apart by Charles Darwin over a century ago, was partly right after all? In this daring book, Steele and company reveal their ground-breaking research that has uncovered strong molecular genetic evidence that aspects of acquired immunities developed by parents in their own lifetime can be passed on to their offspring. The book gives new life and scientific credibility to the Lamarckian heresy--the notion of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.