ABSTRACT

Biochemical Evolution: The Pursuit of Perfection, Second Edition describes the relationship between biochemistry and evolutionary biology, arguing that each depends on the other to be properly understood.

chapter 1|22 pages

Some Basic Biochemistry

chapter 2|24 pages

The Nuts and Bolts of Evolution

chapter 3|16 pages

Adaptation and Accidents

chapter 4|8 pages

Metabolism and Cells

chapter 5|22 pages

The Games Cells Play

chapter 6|14 pages

The Perfect Molecule

chapter 7|16 pages

Fear of Phantoms

chapter 8|22 pages

Living on a Knife Edge

chapter 9|16 pages

Brown Eyes and Blue

chapter 10|20 pages

An Economy that Works

chapter 11|16 pages

Failures of Natural Selection

chapter 12|16 pages

A Small Corner of the Universe

chapter 13|14 pages

Aspects of Cancer

chapter 14|20 pages

The Meaning of Life

chapter 15|16 pages

The Age of Endarkenment