Unnatural Selection

Unnatural Selection
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9781610914994
ISBN-13 : 1610914996
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Book Synopsis Unnatural Selection by : Emily Monosson

Download or read book Unnatural Selection written by Emily Monosson and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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