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The Ascension and Apotheosis of DNA: Molecules and Evolution. Thomas H. Jukes. Columbia University Press, New York, 1966. 295 pp., illus. $8.50.
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Thomas H. Jukes
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Thomas Hughes Jukes (August 26, 1906 – November 1, 1999) was a British-born American biologist known for his work in nutrition, molecular evolution, and for his public engagement with controversial scientific issues, including DDT, vitamin C and creationism. He was the co-author, with Jack Lester King, of the 1969 Science article "Non-Darwinian Evolution" which, along with Motoo Kimura's earlier publication, was the origin of the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
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- 1906Born
- 1999Passed away
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- •Place of birth: Hastings
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- •Known as: nutritionist, geneticist, professor
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