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The Major Transitions in Evolution
Book • 2021
This influential book by John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry outlines the major transitions in evolution, from the origin of life to the emergence of complex societies.
It highlights how these transitions have transformed the evolutionary process itself, creating new levels of biological organization and changing the way genetic information is transmitted.
The authors discuss transitions such as the evolution from RNA to DNA and proteins, the development of multicellular organisms, and the emergence of human societies with language.
It highlights how these transitions have transformed the evolutionary process itself, creating new levels of biological organization and changing the way genetic information is transmitted.
The authors discuss transitions such as the evolution from RNA to DNA and proteins, the development of multicellular organisms, and the emergence of human societies with language.
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Mentioned as a book that caused a lot of impact and identifies moments in the history of evolution.
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Gregory Chaitin
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Gregory Chaitin: Complexity, Metabiology, Gödel, Cold Fusion, and What is Randomness?
