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Nature 441, 813-814 (15 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/441813a; Published online 14 June 2006
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Protect Enzyme from In Planta Degradation
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A method for accelerating growth of soybean shoots is desired.
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In your own image
Kenneth M. Weiss1 & Anne V. Buchanan1
Abstract
Care must be taken when looking for natural selection to explain the evolution of human behaviour.
BOOK REVIEWED-Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
by Nicholas Wade
Penguin: 2006. 320 pp. $24.95
In Before the Dawn, journalist Nicholas Wade explores the "lost history of our ancestors" from a genetic viewpoint. He presents a compilation of scenarios that are meant to explain the evolutionary origins of human behaviour and social structure during the past 50,000 years, discussing archaeological findings but mainly focusing on how genes can reveal the 'hidden' past that can't be inferred from fossils or archaeology.
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