Am I a Monkey?: Six Big Questions about Evolution

by Francisco J. Ayala

Book Overview

Despite the ongoing cultural controversy in America, evolution remains a cornerstone of science. In this book, Francisco J. Ayala--an evolutionary biologist, member of the National Academy of Sciences, and winner of the National Medal of Science and the Templeton Prize--cuts to the chase in a daring attempt to address, in nontechnical language, six perennial questions about evolution: * Am I a Monkey? * Why Is Evolution a Theory? * What Is DNA? *...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801897548
• ISBN13: 9780801897542
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 83 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher