Andrew H Knoll: 2 books

Life on a Young Planet

The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth - Updated Edition

by Andrew H. Knoll
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2015

Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites--such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form only the half-billion-year tip of a nearly four-billion-year iceberg. Andrew Knoll explores the deep...

Multicellularity

Origins and Evolution

by Andrew H. Knoll, Daniel J.G. Lahr, A. Keith Dunker
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016

Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues. The evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities...