Jan Sapp | |
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Born | Jan Anthony Sapp June 12, 1954 (age 70) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, history |
Institutions | York University |
Jan Anthony Sapp (born June 12, 1954) is a professor in the Department of Biology, York University, Canada.[1] His writings focus especially on evolutionary biology beyond the classical neo-Darwinian framework, and emphasize the fundamental importance of symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer in heredity and evolution.