Evolving Tomorrow - Genetic Engineering and the Evolutionary Future of the Anthropocene

Explores how humans have manipulated the ancient forces of evolution and the future possibilities of genetic engineering for conservation and rewilding, de-extinction, and even the creation of viable populations of entirely new species. In so doing, this thought-provoking book explores the potential future of life on planet Earth.

Sommario

• Preface


• Part 1: The Hearts of Nature


• 1: Nature in the raw, and cooked


• 2: Selection, naturally and otherwise


• 3: Ancient forces


• 4: Evolution's racetracks


• 5: Evolutionary accelerants and speed bumps


• 6: Carjacking genetics


• 7: Genetic welding


• 8: On the origin of species


• 9: Do-it-yourself speciation


• 10: Ongoing evolutionary outcomes


• Part 2: Evolutionary Futures


• 11: How to evolve a dragon


• 12: Evolutionary engineering in the flesh


• 13: Nature, rewilded


• 14: When nature comes to call


• 15: Inspection by the department of health, safety, and ethics


• 16: When we become dragons


• 17: A midnight coterie of transcendent fauna

Info autore

Asher D. Cutter is a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, Canada. A former Fulbright Scholar, Cutter trained at Tufts University, USA, James Cook University, Australia, the University of Arizona, USA, and the University of Edinburgh, UK. He authored the textbook A Primer of Molecular Population Genetics (2019) as well as nearly 100 scientific articles on the topics of genome evolution, population genetics, speciation, and the biology of Caenorhabditis nematode roundworms.

Riassunto

Explores how humans have manipulated the ancient forces of evolution and the future possibilities of genetic engineering for conservation and rewilding, de-extinction, and even the creation of viable populations of entirely new species. In so doing, this thought-provoking book explores the potential future of life on planet Earth.

Testo aggiuntivo

Very well written, this book contributes to the understanding of genetic editing and the significant changes that may result from it. Essential. All readership levels.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Asher Cutter, Asher D. Cutter, Prof Asher (Professor of Ecology and Evolu Cutter, Prof Asher (Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cutter, Prof Asher D. (Professor of Ecology and Ev Cutter
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9780198874522
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887452-2
• Pagine: 320
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Philosophy of Science, Biology, life sciences, Genetic Engineering, Computer modelling & simulation, Genetics (non-medical), SCIENCE / Bioinformatics, Computational biology / bioinformatics