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The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie is a 2024 book by Richard Dawkins which explores the idea that every organism may eventually read as if it were a "book" by a future biologist with an advanced technology and understanding of the fossil record.^[1][2][3]

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1. ^ "The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie".
2. ^ "THE GENETIC BOOK OF THE DEAD | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
3. ^ Ball, Phillip (5 September 2024). "The history in our genes". Science. 385 (6713): 1050. doi:10.1126/science.adr3236.