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Future humans : inside the science of our continuing evolution / Scott Solomon.

By: Publication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]Description: 225 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300208719
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 576.8 S689
LOC classification:
  • GN281.4 .S65 2016
Contents:
Genomes and germs -- Big data -- World in transition -- Sex -- Small partners -- Beyond the horizon.
Summary: "Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization--including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives--affect our evolutionary future?" --publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-212) and index.

Genomes and germs -- Big data -- World in transition -- Sex -- Small partners -- Beyond the horizon.

"Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization--including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives--affect our evolutionary future?" --publisher description.