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New Book Explores Evolution of Biological Diversity

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Author and biolgoist Beil Shubin explores how earth's diversity of life came to be in his new book "Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA."

On this segment of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by author and biologist Neil Shubin.

In hist latest book titled "Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA," Shubin offers a new view of evolution that explains how the incredible diversity of life on our planet came to be. 

Guest:

  • Neil Shubin - Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago.
Katelyn Harrop is a producer for IPR's River to River and Talk of Iowa
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River