Overview: Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some ofthe hottest issues in biology today. Its author, the eminentlyquotableJohn Maynard Smith, discusses such fascinating conundrums ashow lifebegan, whether the brain works like a computer, why mostanimals andplants reproduce sexually, and how social behaviorevolved out of thecontext of natural selection--a process whichwould seem to favorselfishness. A humorous and insightful writer,John Maynard Smith hasthe special ability to convey the excitementof science, itscomplexity and fascination, without baffling orboring his readers.I
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