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The Relics of Eden The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA

By: Daniel J Fairbanks(Author)
281 pages, b/w illustrations
Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Since the publication in 1859 of Darwin's Origin of Species, debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous and often impassioned. In recent years, opponents of 'Darwin's dangerous idea' have mounted history's most sophisticated and generously funded attack, claiming that evolution is 'a theory in crisis'. Ironically, these claims are being made at a time when the explosion of information from genome projects has revealed the most compelling and overwhelming evidence of evolution ever discovered. Much of the latest evidence of human evolution comes not from our genes, but from so-called 'junk DNA', leftover relics of our evolutionary history that make up the vast majority of our DNA.

Relics of Eden explores this powerful DNA-based evidence of human evolution. The 'relics' are the millions of functionally useless but scientifically informative remnants of our evolutionary ancestry trapped in the DNA of every person on the planet. For example, the analysis of the chimpanzee and Rhesus monkey genomes shows indisputable evidence of the human evolutionary relationship with other primates. Over 95 percent of our genome is identical with that of chimpanzees and we also have a good deal in common with other animal species. Fairbanks also discusses what DNA analysis reveals about where humans originated.The diversity of DNA sequences repeatedly confirms the archaeological evidence that humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa (the 'Eden' of the title) and from there migrated through the Middle East and Asia to Europe, Australia, and the Americas. In conclusion, Fairbanks confronts the supposed dichotomy between evolution and religion, arguing that both science and religion are complementary ways to seek truth. He appeals to the vast majority of Americans who hold religious convictions not to be fooled by the pseudoscience of Creationists and Intelligent Design advocates and to abandon the false dichotomy between religion and real science.

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By: Daniel J Fairbanks(Author)
281 pages, b/w illustrations
Publisher: Prometheus Books
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"Genetics professor Fairbanks, author of several science books for laymen...presents the details of evolution as gleaned from a close study of genetics, but marshals his evidence in a conversational style readily comprehensible to general readers. Fairbanks excels at explaining the momentous discoveries in genetics in the past 20 years in clear, concise language...general readers looking for an overview of current genetics and evolution science will find this a great place to start."
- Publishers Weekly, Web Exclusive Review, October 22, 2007

"...full of wonderful vignettes and analogies...Fairbanks discusses a number of topics in molecular genetics that would be very interesting to a general audience...A more sophisticated audience will greatly enjoy the historical touches, the rich comparisons of the human and chimpanzee genomes, and the detailed appendices...an excellent and engaging summary of the recent molecular data that has resulted from the Human and Chimpanzee Genome Projects."
- Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 60, No. 3, September 2008

"One feature of the volume that is especially enjoyable is that most chapters stand on their own, with each introducing and fleshing out a different molecular evolutionary process. This makes for enjoyable reading, but also suggests that the book would make an excellent supplement to a graduate course or journal club."
- Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 83, No. 4, December 2008

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