Preface: The Jurassic Park of Nevada
Introduction: Looking Back
From Darwin to the New (Modern) Synthesis
Epigenetics and the Newer Synthesis
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times - in Deep Time
Epigenetics and the Origin and Diversification of Life
Epigenetics and the Cambrian Explosion
Epigenetic Processes Before and After Mass Extinctions
The Best and Worst of Times in Human History
Can Famine and Food Change Our DNA?
The Heritable Legacy of Pandemic Diseases
Future Biotic Evolution in the CRISPR-Casg World
Epilogue: Looking Forward.