{"product_id":"darwins-reach-21st-century-applications-of-evolutionary-biology-9781138587397","title":"Darwin's Reach: 21st Century Applications of Evolutionary Biology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. Such cutting-edge applications are emerging due to recent advances in DNA sequencing, new gene editing tools, and computational methods. This book is about applied evolution - the application of the principles of and information about evolutionary biology to diverse practical matters. Although applied evolution has existed, unrecognized, for a very long time, today's version has a much wider scope. Evolutionary medicine has formed into its own discipline. Evolutionary approaches have long been employed in agriculture and in conservation biology. But Darwin's reach now extends beyond just these three fields. It now also includes forensic biology and the law. Ideas from evolutionary biology can be used to inform policy regarding foreign affairs and national security. Applied evolution is not only interdisciplinary, but also multidisciplinary. Consequently, this book is for experts in one field who are interested in expanding their evolutionary horizons. It is also for students, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One of the public relations challenges faced by evolutionary biology is that most people do not see it being all that relevant to their daily lives. Even many who accept evolution do not grasp how far Darwin's reach extends. This book will change that perception.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the expanding role evolutionary biology has in today's world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes examples from medicine, law, agriculture, conservation, and even national security\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarizes new technologies and computational methods that originated as innovations based in part or whole on evolutionary theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent. Has extensive coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and other recent topics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocuments the important role evolution plays in everyday life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates the broadly interdisciplinary nature of evolutionary theory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe applications of evolutionary biology are far too numerous to include in just one book. Plus, new scientific findings emerge almost every day underscoring the central role evolution plays in our lives. The author has established a blog site to highlight these fascinating discoveries. Please visit https: \/\/darwinsreach.blog to be inspired by \"... endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful [that] have been, and are being evolved.\" (the last line of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Johnson is an evolutionary geneticist, who received his B. S. from William and Mary (1987) and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester (1992). His doctoral thesis was on the genetics of hybrid sterility between different species of \u003ci\u003eDrosophila. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was a postdoctoral fellow with Michael Wade on quantitative genetics of hybrid traits between species of \u003ci\u003eTribolium \u003c\/i\u003eflour beetles at the University of Chicago. Johnson teaches classes in genetics and\/or evolution. Most of his research has been on the genetics and evolution of why hybrids between species are often sterile or inviable. Other research interests include the evolution of sex chromosomes, the evolution of extremely large dietary niches in insects, and the interplay between the relaxation of selection and the loss of traits. He wrote \u003ci\u003eDarwinian Detectives: Revealing the Natural History of Genes and Genomes, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2007. Johnson was the lead organizer for a working group at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (in Durham, NC) on Communicating the Relevance of Human Evolution. One of the outcomes was a paper for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Biology Teacher \u003c\/i\u003ethat addresses the question, \"if humans evolved from chimps, why are there still chimps?\" Johnson was the section editor for the Applied Evolution section of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Evolution \u003c\/i\u003e. 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