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[2005], c1988., Films Media Group Call No: DVD 575 DNA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Evolution: The Evidence for Modern Ideas on Evolution.Summary Note: This program shows the structure and replicating processes of DNA and the effect of genetic mutation; demonstrates the Lederberg Experiment; and recapitulates the evidence provided by fossils and structural and biological homologies that the process of adaptation and the selection of adaptors rests on a wide range of genetic variability. After viewing the program, students should have a general understanding of the general structure and functioning of DNA and of the Lederberg Experiment and its significance, and should be familiar with the range and types of evidence for evolution presented in the review section.
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[2017], Adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT 636.709 FRY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fossils show we've shared our work and homes with dogs for tens of thousands of years. Now there's growing evidence that we influenced dogs' evolution---and they, in turn, changed ours.
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2000, Benchmark Books Call No: 599.938 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The story of scienceSummary Note: Discusses human evolution and the search for the earliest forms of humans, examining the Neanderthals, Homo erectus, the variety of fossils found in Africa, and the early apelike hominids.
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1990., Facts on File Call No: 573.203 MIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents 600 articles on evolution.
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c2010, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 569.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Series Title: Humans : an evolutionary historySummary Note: "Describes the search for early branches of the human family tree, including the first true humans, members of the genus Homo"--Provided by publisher.
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2005, 1997., National Geographic Home Video Call No: DVD 303.4 GUN Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: PsychologySummary Note: An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Charlesbridge Call No: HI-INT 599.93 TUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A celebrated science writer draws upon the most recent discoveries in paleoanthropology and evolutionary biology to present the seven most important steps leading to Homo sapiens"--Provided by the publisher.
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2021., Portfolio Call No: HI-INT 304.2 HEY Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "For evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, the cause of many modern woes is clear: the world is out of sync with humans' ancient brains and bodies. The authors cut through the disputes surrounding issues like sex, gender, diet, parenting, sleep, education, and more to outline a science-based worldview that will empower the reader to live a better, wiser life. They distill more than twenty years of research and first-hand accounts from the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth into straightforward principles and guidance for confronting our culture of hyper-novelty"--
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c2010, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 569.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Humans : an evolutionary historySummary Note: "Describes the rise of modern humans, Homo sapiens, including the theories about our origins and how we spread throughout the world, with information based on the latest fossil and DNA studies"--Provided by publisher.
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c2008., Harcourt Call No: 571.9 Zuk Edition: 1st Harvest ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A harvest bookSummary Note: Evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk argues that disease is our partner not our enemy. She explains how the role of disease answers a wide range of questions especially about sexual selection. Zuk also argues why doctors need Darwin and what to do when sex makes you sick, and other related issues.
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2015., Harper Call No: SCI027000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Explores how humans have evolved over the last 70,000 years from six different species into one, homo sapiens. Includes a look at the future of homo sapiens and what is currently being done in laboratories that could affect that future.
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-- Birth of humankind[2020]., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN-HISTORY SAP Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his . . . book, . . . historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, [this book] challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Pillars of civilization[2021]., Harper Perennial Call No: GN-HISTORY SAP Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the second 'Sapiens' volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News, and the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China"--OCLC.
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[2012], Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 569.9 096822 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Examines the life of scientist Lee Berger whose son discovered the sediba fossil that has provided new information on the origins of mankind. Discusses the evolution of humans, and new methods of searching for, and examining, fossils. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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c2012., Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Call No: 569.9 BER Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of how Professor Lee Berger and his nine-year-old son used Google Earth to find a new way to study the history of human evolution.
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c2012., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: HI-INT 569.9 BER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the life of scientist Lee Berger whose son discovered the sediba fossil that has provided new information on the origins of mankind. Discusses the evolution of humans, and new methods of searching for, and examining, fossils. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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c2012., National Geographic Call No: 569.9096822 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "I've found a fossil," called nine-year-old Matt Berger to his dad, a professor. In South Africa, Matt had found remains that were two million years old.
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c2012., Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 569.9 BERGER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the life of scientist Lee Berger whose son discovered the sediba fossil that has provided new information on the origins of mankind. Discusses the evolution of humans, and new methods of searching for, and examining, fossils. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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2007., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: 576.8 4 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Contributor biographical information More... Summary Note: Examines the world's ecosystem maintaining that human abuse to the environment is causing such irreparable damage that the planet may not be habitable in the future.