The Other Big Bang: The Story of s and Its Human Legacy.by Haag, Haag, New

Name: The Other Big Bang: The Story of s** and Its Human Legacy.by Haag, Haag, New**
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Winner, 2025 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleSex shapes who we are as individuals and as a species. Where in the mists of time did something so important\u2014and eye-catching\u2014originate, and what does this history tell us about ourselves? Why do we have sex, and sexes, at all?In The Other Big Bang, the evolutionary and developmental biologist Eric S. Haag explores the two-billion-year history of sex, from the first organisms on Earth to contemporary humans. He delves into the deep history of sexual reproduction, from its origins as a fix for a mutational crisis to an essential feature of all complex life. Haag traces sexual differentiation from its earliest forms in microbes to its elaboration in animals, showing why sex differences in cells and organisms help species adapt, persist, and\n\nThe Other Big Bang\nThe Story of Sex and Its Human Legacy\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlea;