New Book Unites Evolution and Genomics

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Photo: "Evolution" book cover
Photo: "Evolution" book cover

Jonathan Eisen, a professor at the UC Davis Genome Center, has coauthored a new textbook that combines the most recent developments in genomics and molecular biology with traditional evolutionary biology, to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date text on evolutionary biology. Evolution (Cold Spring Harbor Press, 2007) is intended for undergraduate courses in evolution and for biologists looking for a guide to the current state of evolutionary science.

In addition to UC Davis' Eisen, the authors are Nicholas H. Barton, University of Edinburgh, U.K.; Derek E.G. Briggs, Yale University; David B. Goldstein, Duke University Medical Center; and Nipam H. Patel, UC Berkeley. Eisen holds appointments at UC Davis in the Section of Evolution and Ecology and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology.

An accompanying website, http://evolution-textbook.org/, will contain supplemental illustrations, additional online chapters, class problems and other material, all freely available.

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Andy Fell, Research news (emphasis: biological and physical sciences, and engineering), 530-752-4533, ahfell@ucdavis.edu

Jonathan Eisen, Genome Center, 530-400-6066, jaeisen@ucdavis.edu

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