Evolution: the Triumph of an Idea, from Darwin to DNA

Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species' has been one of the most influential books of modern times. Yet it emerged long before paleontologists and geologists worked out the chronology of life on Earth, long before biologists uncovered the molecules that underly heredity and natural selection. Not until the late twentieth century was the true scope of Darwin's book and the power of evolutionary theory revealed.

Carl Zimmer tells the story of the theor... >Voir plus