Live Long and Evolve : : What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds / / Mohamed A. F. Noor.
An engaging journey into the biological principles underpinning a beloved science-fiction franchiseIn Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civilizations. Throughout these remarkable space adventures, does Star Trek reflect biology and evolution...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations for Star Trek Series
- Chapter 1. "To Seek Out New Life . . ."
- Chapter 2. Charting the Relationships of Species
- Chapter 3. DNA: Evolution's Captain
- Chapter 4. Change over Time: Drivers of Evolution
- Chapter 5. Sex, Reproduction, and the Making of New Species
- Chapter 6. Science versus Science Fiction
- Appendix: Mining Gems and Coal
- Notes
- Suggested Associated Scientific Reading
- Star Trek Episode Index
- Subject Index