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Evolution and the Human Population
This book from the SISCON series starts with Darwin's ideas about natural selection; including the religious and scientific reactions. It then discusses some of the achievements and problems of genetics up to the 1980s.
Chapters in this booklet are:
*What is evolution? - The animals and us, Early ideas on evolution, The voyage of the Beagle, The theory of evolution takes shape, The mechanism for evolution
*Who believes in Darwin's theory? - The religious reaction, Is the evidence convincing?
*Evolution and human society - Social Darwinism, Eugenics, Birth control, Racialism
*How inheritance works - The gardening monk, Genetics, Genetic defects of babies, Genetic counselling
*Future evolution? - New ways to start life, Mutations, Genetic manipulation
*Suggested reading
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