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CHAPTER 2: “LIKE CONFESSING A MURDER”: THE ORIGIN OF ORIGIN OF SPECIES

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CHAPTER 3: DEEP TIME DISCOVERED: PUTTING DATES TO THE HISTORY OF LIFE

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CHAPTER 4: WITNESSING CHANGE: GENES, NATURAL SELECTION, AND EVOLUTION IN ACTION

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