The Tinkerer's Accomplice

by J. Scott Turner

Overview

Physiologist Scott Turner argues eloquently that the apparent design we see in the living world only makes sense when we add to Darwin's towering achievement the dimension that much modern molecular biology has left on the gene-splicing floor: the dynamic interaction between living organisms and their environment. Only when we add environmental physiology to natural selection can we begin to understand the beautiful fit between the form life takes and the way life works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674044487
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	06/30/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

J. Scott Turner is Associate Professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Prologue 1 Cleanthes’ Dilemma 2 Bernard Machines 3 The Joy of Socks 4 Blood River 5 Knowledgeable Bones 6 Embryonic Origami 7 A Gut Feeling 8 An Intentional Aside 9 Points of Light 10 Pygmalion’s Gift 11 Biology’s Bright Lines Notes References Acknowledgments Index