| 书目名称 | Unnatural Selection | | 副标题 | How We Are Changing | | 编辑 | Emily Monosson | | 视频video | | | 概述 | One of the first books on rapid evolution for a general audience -Includes cutting-edge information in the burgeoning field of epigenetics -Makes critical issues in health and environmental science ac | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | 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 not like the result.Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined. When our powerful chemicals put the pressure on to evolve or die, beneficial traits can sweep rapidly through a population. Species with explosive population growth—the bugs, bacteria, and weeds—tend to thrive, while bigger, slower-to-reproduce creatures, like ourselves, are more likely to succumb.Unnatural Selection is eye-opening and more than a little disquieting. But it also suggests how we might lessen our impact: manage pests without creating super bugs; protect individuals from disease without inviting epidemics; and benefit from technology without threatening the health of our children. | | 出版日期 | Book 2015Latest edition | | 关键词 | Antibiotic resistance; Epigenetics; Evolution | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-500-7 | | isbn_ebook | 978-1-61091-500-7 | | copyright | Emily Monosson 2015 |
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