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Title: It talks the talk but it doesnt do the walk
Review: Greg Bear is an excellent writer, with a fascina ting subject. And he's fluent in the lingo of modern biology, Unfortunately, he comes up short in understanding evolutionary theory. Hey it's supposed to be science fiction, and we all like an ambience of authenticity in our reads. But the problem is that when you lay on the authentic molecular biology lingo so thick and detailed, then outlandish but interesting plot handles become just plain silly. Greg Bear makes enough errors in his supposedly sophisticated appreciation of the biotechnology revolution that someone tra plausible scenariined in evolutionary biology haad to shake his head. Better to keep the theorizing less linked to real science than end up with a supposedly plasible scenario that upon closer examination is plain silly and is NOT supported by such theories as "punctuated equilibrium".
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