Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Life and information; 2. The major transitions; 3. From chemistry to heredity; 4. From the RNA world to the modern world; 5. From heredity to simple cells; 6. The origin of eukaryotic cells; 7. The origin of sex; 8. Genetic conflict; 9. Living together; 10. The evolution of many-celled organisms; 11. Animal societies; 12. From animal to human societies; 13. The origin of language; Glossary; Notes; Further reading;
Index.

About the Author

John Maynard Smith is an internationally renowned biologiest, widely respected for the originality of his ideas and quality of his thinking. He is a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex. Eors Szathmary is a Professor at the Collegium Budapest, in Hungary.

Reviews

`I can recommend this book as a thoroughly interesting read'
Biologist 01/02/2002
`exhilarating reading ... challenging ... stimulates the reader to think deeply on the many issues it raises.'
Margaret Ginzburg, Science and Christian belief, Vol.13, No.1, April 2001
`...the authors provide a clear-eyed review of a large part of modern biology.'
Scientific American
`...the book is well written, stimulating, and full of information nuggets.'
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