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The Origins of Genome Architecture Michael Lynch
Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc

One of the best books I have read in a long time. Well-written, clearly argued, well referenced and important. Yes, yes, and yes, of course they are – because at least at one point in their history, transposons are “alive” for themselves (they have genes, they replicate), and even when they die, they've still landed in and around genes that are transcribed and regulated, and the There are also numerous models of transposon activity, from which one could imagine building a neutral model of genome *architecture* (c.f. Annu Rev Microbiol 60: 327-349. Lynch M (2006) Streamlining and simplification of microbial genome architecture. Speaking of Michael Lynch, he's written an excellent discussion of these issues in his 2007 textbook, The Origins of Genome Architecture. The Michael Lynch book you linked to), at least in theory. Lynch represents an 'evolved modern synthesis' position. Lynch M, Conery JS (2003) The origins of genome complexity. When I get around to reading it hopefully I'll be able to post some more thoughts on this. In another breakthrough, the sequencing of the sea sponge genome offers unprecedented insights in to the origin of the animal kingdom and how ancient genes contribute to human biology and health. Over Christmas I read Michael Lynch's new book “The Origins of Genome Architecture”. In this case, the individual is Michael Lynch, author of The Origins of Genome Architecture and Pigliucci is reviewing the book as one of his peers. And just a few minutes ago my copy of The Origins of Genome Architecture, Lynch's new book, was delivered to the lab. The argument is articulated in a 2003 paper, and further elaborated in his book The Origins of Genome Architecture.