Introduction I (Evo21): A Fresh Look at the Basics of Evolution in the New Century

"How does novelty arise in evolution?" is a key question the author concentrates the reader's attention. It is important to realize that evolution is all about change. Thus, in order to have a rigorous empirical foundation for evolution one needs to show what changes occur and how.

Evolution 21st Century (Evo21): Structure of the Book

After acknowledgments and technical information, the book presents the information on the author, James Shapiro. We will not reiterate that in here, but rather send the reader to the Internet searching machines or to the book itself. One point, however, deserving mentioning is that the author is not a random person in genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology. The list of significant achievements and break-through contributions to biology is impressive. That is what the reader needs to know as the biological evolution topic is so flooded with spurious activities trying to falsify and compromise the subject. Finally, the author shows reverence to Barbara McClintock for "opening his eyes to new ways of thinking about science in general and evolution in particular."