A Guinea Pig’s History of Biology
Book description
"Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved," Darwin famously concluded The Origin of Species, and for confirmation we look to...the guinea pig? How this curious creature and others as humble (and as fast-breeding) have helped unlock the mystery of inheritance is the unlikely story…
Why read it?
1 author picked A Guinea Pig’s History of Biology as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A topsy-turvy look at biology from the point of view of the animals (and plants) that make it possible. Richly detailed and full of engrossing characters, from Darwin’s time up to the genetically engineered marvels of today.
From Sam's list on the wonders of biology.
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