Symbiogenesis: A New Principle of Evolution (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674050457)

More than eighty years ago, before we knew much about the structure of cells, Russian botanist Boris Kozo-Polyansky brilliantly outlined the concept of symbiogenesis, the symbiotic origin of cells with nuclei. It was a half-century later, only when experimental approaches that Kozo-Polyansky lacked were applied to his hypotheses, that scientists began to accept his view that symbiogenesis could be united with Darwin's concept of natural selection to explain the evolution of life. After decades of neglect, ridicule, and intellectual abuse, Kozo-Polyansky's ideas are now endorsed by virtually all biologists.

Kozo-Polyansky's seminal work is presented here for the first time in an outstanding annotated translation, updated with commentaries, references, and modern micrographs of symbiotic phenomena.

Author: Boris Mikhaylovich Kozo-Polyansky
ISBN-10: 0674050452
ISBN-13: 9780674050457
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2010
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.64h x 6.08w x 0.88d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2011