{"product_id":"acquiring-genomes-a-theory-of-the-origins-of-species-9780465043927","title":"Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species","description":"In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan present an answer to one of the enduring mysteries of evolution -- the source of inherited variation that gives rise to new species. Random genetic mutation, long believed to be the main source of variation, is only a marginal factor. As the authors demonstrate in this book, the more important source of speciation, by far, is the acquisition of new genomes by symbiotic merger. The result of thirty years of delving into a vast, mostly arcane literature, this is the first book to go beyond -- and reveal the severe limitations of -- the \"Modern Synthesis\" that has dominated evolutionary biology for almost three generations. Lynn Margulis, whom E. O. Wilson called \"one of the most successful synthetic thinkers in modern biology,\" and her co-author Dorion Sagan have written a comprehensive and scientifically supported presentation of a theory that directly challenges the assumptions we hold about the variety of the living world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Margulis\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1983. She is best known for her pathbreaking work on the bacterial origins of cell organelles and for her collaboration with James Lovelock on Gaia theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eSymbiosis in Cell Evolution; Five Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e (with K. V. Schwartz); and (with Dorion Sagan) \u003ci\u003eOrigins of Sex, Garden of Microbial Delights, What Is Life?, What Is Sex?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis and Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorion Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBiospheres\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eUp from Dragons: The Evolution of Human Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527042011410,"sku":"9780465043927","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c551741-12b7-441e-a680-732e7c8f4430.jpg?v=1731290291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/acquiring-genomes-a-theory-of-the-origins-of-species-9780465043927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}