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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- author.     Subjects     Evolution (Biology) -- Popular works.     Social evolution.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- author.       by title:      Sleeping beauties : ...         MARC Display

Sleeping beauties : the mystery of dormant innovations in nature and culture / Andreas Wagner. by Wagner, Andreas, 1967 January 26- author. London : Oneworld Publications, 2023. Subjects Evolution (Biology) -- Popular works.   Social evolution. ISBN:  9780861545278 (hardcover) 0861545273 (hardcover) Description:  viii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these "sleeping beauties" crop up everywhere. But why? Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops, and informed by his own cutting-edge experiments, renowned scientist Andreas Wagner demonstrates that innovations can come frequently and cheaply to nature, well before they are needed. We have found prehistoric bacteria that harbour the remarkable ability to fight off 21st-century antibiotics. And human history fits the pattern too, as life-changing technologies are invented only to be forgotten, languishing in the shadows before they finally take off. In probing the mysteries of these sleeping beauties, Wagner reveals a crucial part of nature's rich and strange tapestry"-- Provided by publisher   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult New Books 576.8 Wa Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.8 Wa Checked out 05/20/2024 Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 576.8 Wa Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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