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The Evolution Explosion. How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change.
Stephen R. Palumbi
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Description for The Evolution Explosion. How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change.
Paperback. "Palumbi has hit upon..one of the most important but widely neglected issues of our time."-Edward O. Wilson Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Evolution is not merely the process that ruled the rise and fall of the dinosaurs over hundreds of millions of years. It also happens rapidly, so quickly and so frequently that it changes how all of us live our lives. Drugs fail because diseases like HIV and tuberculosis evolve in a matter of months, neatly sidestepping pharmacology. Insects adapt and render harmless the most powerful pesticides in a matter of years, not centuries. While the ecological impact of human technology has been well publicized, the evolutionary consequences of antibiotic and antiviral use, insecticide applications, and herbicide bioengineering have been largely ... Read more
Evolution is not merely the process that ruled the rise and fall of the dinosaurs over hundreds of millions of years. It also happens rapidly, so quickly and so frequently that it changes how all of us live our lives. Drugs fail because diseases like HIV and tuberculosis evolve in a matter of months, neatly sidestepping pharmacology. Insects adapt and render harmless the most powerful pesticides in a matter of years, not centuries. While the ecological impact of human technology has been well publicized, the evolutionary consequences of antibiotic and antiviral use, insecticide applications, and herbicide bioengineering have been largely ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393323382
SKU
V9780393323382
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About Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi is professor of biology at Harvard University.
Reviews for The Evolution Explosion. How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change.
"Palumbi's is a sober and authoritative voice reporting on a topic of ecological and economic importance." The Times Higher Education Supplement - "Palumbi... does an excellent job of showing how man-made evolution is not only real but relevant." The New York Times