Life as We Made It

How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined - and Redefined - Nature

Life as We Made It
Beth Shapiro
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h234 x 153mm - 352pg
21 Oct 2021 UK
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9781786079404
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Virus-free mosquitoes, resurrected dinosaurs, designer humans. Such is the power of the science of tomorrow. But this idea that we have only recently begun to manipulate the natural world is false. We' ve been meddling in nature since the last ice age. It' s just that we' re getting better at it - a lot better. Drawing on two decades of research, Beth Shapiro reveals our surprisingly long history of human intervention in evolution through hunting, domesticating, polluting, hybridizing, conserving and genetically modifying life on Earth. Looking ahead to the future, she casts aside the scaremongerers' myths on the dangers of interference, and outlines the true risks and incredible opportunities that new biotechnologies will offer us in the years ahead. Not only do they offer us the chance to improve our own lives, but they increase the likelihood that we will continue to live in a rich and biologically diverse world as well.
' Shapiro does an excellent job of showing that the realities of genuine science can be as exciting as the fantasies of science fiction. ' * Daily Mail on How to Clone a Mammoth * ' The science is fascinating. ' * Financial Times on How to Clone a Mammoth *
Beth Shapiro is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz. She has appeared on the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, and written for the Financial Times and Observer. She is the author of the award-winning book How to Clone a Mammoth. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781786079404
Published: 21 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 352

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