Adapting Genetics: Second Edition: Educating the Genome: Safe Deposit Evolution by Roger L Dawkins

Just about everyone seems to be fascinated by DNA, ancestry and inheritance. Some hope to discover who they are or, more interestingly, who they were. Since the first edition I am often asked questions such as: Will future pandemics be worse? Am I prepared? Is population growth or mobility the main problem? What will happen with climate change? Should I eat meat? Is there a future for our children? My responses depend upon whether the question is based on an informed understanding of the past and particularly the consequences of previous cycles of change. Sadly, most of us think only in terms of years and, at best, one generation. Mistakenly, many authorities have taught that each individual is created by errors in the copying of DNA. All of us can understand that, if true, this would be Read more