Slime moulds and leisure centres are cited in this brazen bid to knock Darwin, Dawkins et al off their pedestals. In How the Leopard Changed its Spots (Phoenix £9.99, ISBN 1 85799 251 2), just issued in paperback, Brian Goodwin entreats us to reject “molecular reductionism” and embrace the concept of “morphogenetic fields”. Essential reading for every open-minded biologist.
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