the ascent of man jacob bronowski

... is the invention of the pole, the concentration of the mind at the moment before leaping, which give it the stamp of humanity. The head is more than a symbolic image of man; it is the seat of ... ourselves in the past on the steps to the present. All over these caves the print of the hand says: ‘This is my mark. This is man. ’ CHAPTER TWO THE HARVEST...

... ensures that the sequence of one DNA strand predicts the base sequence of the other. This simple fact is what permits the fidelity of the genetic blueprint to be preserved during replication of DNA ... At the end of the day, the reliability of all molecular clock meth- ods and their ability to provide information on the mechanisms that drive molecular evo- lution...

... and declaration of the rights of[ Pg 26] man and of citizens, and also sets forth the significance of the same, is inspired by the declaration of Congress and by those of many of the individual ... protectors of these rights, the whole constitution of Parliament, the limitation of the royal prerogative, and along with these the protection of the la...