Unnatural selection how we are changing life, gene by gene
Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might n...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Island Press
[2015]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34711181*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Life-changing chemicals
- Unnatural selection in a natural world. Discovery : antibiotics and the rise of the superbug ; Prevention : searching for a universal vaccine ; Treatment : beyond chemotherapy ; Defiance : rounding up resistance ; Resurgence : bedbugs bite back
- Natural selection in an unnatural world. Release : toxics in the wild ; Evolution : it's humanly possible
- Beyond selection. Epigenetics : epilogue or prologue?
