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Question: Searching for Evolution Book

vilcxjo_BLANKA — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:14:08 -0800

Help me find a book about evolution by Kirchner.

Hi. A biologist friend who walks her dog in my park recommended a book to me about Evolution by someone named Kirchner, or Kirshner, or perhaps Kirschner. I don't remember the first name or the title. Apparently he is a research biologist in some other area, maybe microbiology or genetics, I'm not sure. He decided he didn't know enough about evolution, spent some time studying up on it and wrote a popular science book on the topic. I'm trying to find it out.

Can anyone give me some help? Thanks as always.

By: biscuitsticks

biscuitsticks — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:30:50 -0800

The Plausibility of Life by Marc W. Kirschner?

By: wyzewoman

wyzewoman — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:05:37 -0800

Yes, you are looking for Marc Kirschner. He's at the Systems Biology Department at Harvard Medical School, and he's my academic grandfather (i.e. my advisor's advisor.) I haven't read the book myself, but I've heard good things about it.

By: Area Control

Area Control — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:17:21 -0800

I believe he is mentioned in this book. I know this isn't what you're looking for, but the section on evolution was fascinating and really changed the way I think about... stuff.

By: vilcxjo_BLANKA

vilcxjo_BLANKA — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:20:46 -0800

I think you have all hit it on the head. This is perfect. Thanks bunches.