Because of some complications of cataract surgery, I have been neglecting this blog. I hope this marks the beginning of more regular postings. I will soon be adding some science book roundups, but I want to start with a brief review of a book that caught my attention when it appeared late last year.
As a fan of Peter Ward’s often provocative but always scientifically sound writing, I was eager to read Lamarck’s Revenge: How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution’s Past and Present.
I was aware of some surprising recent discoveries in biological inheritance in which stressful events in a
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