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Space meets Earth, Porco and Dawkins in Glasgow

The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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The Evolutionary Legacy of Turtles and Tortoises

This chapter explores the evolutionary history of turtles and tortoises, examining their adaptations from aquatic to terrestrial life. It also debates the role of genes in natural selection, contrasting the idea of genes as the primary agents of evolution with critiques that view them as mere tools used by the body.

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