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The "third chimpanzee" is man. Our genes differ by
one 2% from the "other" two chimpanzees (the common and the pigmy chimp).
Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges
both towards ourselves and the planet, to explore the ways in which we are uniquely
human yet still influenced by our animal origins. The
author is Professor of Physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Trained in physiology, he later took up the study of ecology and has made fundamental
contributions to both disciplines. Jared Diamond writes regularly for popular
science journals. He is married and has twin sons. |
