Tracing the earth's stunning history; The Crucible of Creation: The Burgess Shale and the rise of the animals . By Simon Conway Morris, (Oxford University Press). Reviewed by. From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 11, 1998| Author: Smith, Chris | COPYRIGHT 1998 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the rush of modern biology, with new genes reported day by day, with prospects of cloning, of finding cures for previously incurable conditions, perhaps even of extending the biblical span, it is greatly refreshing to find a book which has a perspecti ve of a billion years and more.

How and where did it all begin? Are we unique? Could it all have been quite different than it is? This is what Conway Morris has provided. The crucible of creation is the ancient earth, th...

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