Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds

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An engaging journey into the biological principles underpinning a beloved science-fiction franchise In Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civilizations. Throughout these remarkable space adventures, does Star Trek reflect biology and evolution as we know it What can the science in the sc

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"If you're like me, you've watched a lot of Star Trek. If you're even more like me, you'll read the new book Live Long and Evolve."---Steve Mirsky, Scientific American
"With a light, accessible style, [Noor] juxtaposes Star Trek scenarios with near-alien examples of life on Earth. . . . Noor wants his readers to understand that science, like fiction, is rife with intrigue."---Erin Zimmerman, Los Angeles Review of Books
"Whether or not your knowledge of Star Trek begins and ends with Mr. Spocks tapered ears. . . . Live Long and Evolves thesis empowers."---Todd B. Gruel, PopMatters

Author Bio

Mohamed A. F. Noor, besides being a Trekkie, is a professor in the Biology Department at Duke University. He is the editor in chief of the journal Evolution and author of Youre Hired! Now What: A Guide for New Science Faculty. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.