作者介紹
作者介紹 Scott F. Gilbert is the Howard A. Schneiderman Professor of Biology, emeritus, at Swarthmore College, where he has taught developmental genetics, embryology, and the history and critiques of biology. He is also a Finland Distinguished Professor, emeritus, at the University of Helsinki. He received his B.A. in both biology and religion from Wesleyan University and he earned his PhD in biology and his MA in the history of science from Johns Hopkins University. His research has investigated how developmental alterations caused by changes in gene expression or symbiosis can cause selectable variation. David W. Pfennig is Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He earned his PhD from the University of Texas, Austin and was previously on the faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is co-author of numerous scientific papers and two books: Evolution's Wedge: Competition and the Origins of Diversity (2012) and Phenotypic Plasticity: Causes, Consequences, Controversies (2021).