Ecology and Genetics: An Essay on the Nature of Life and the Problem of Genetic Engineering - Softcover
The central thesis of this book is that the genetic structures of living beings are internal biological expressions of the ecosystems they need to survive. That is why living beings contribute to the reproduction of ecosystems by their everyday acts of living, in a global-scale symbiosis. Inter-species genetic engineering creates new types of living beings, which could not arise naturally and which are being introduced without a sound understanding of their ecological impacts. The potential for nasty ecological surprises, possibly greater than anything seen with chemicals, is outlined in this monograph, which is based on fundamental theoretical arguments, illustrated with many examples.
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Arjun Makhijani, President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, in Takoma Park, Maryland, has worked in India’s villages, organized for nuclear disarmament in the U.S., and written widely on energy, environmental, and economic issues. He has a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he specialized in controlled nuclear fusion.
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...deeper and scarier analysis of the threat genetically engineered food poses to life on earth... -- Brent Blackwelder, President, Friends of the Earth
...sure to provide the framework for a much needed public debate abou the inherent risks associated with reckless biotechnological experimentation. -- Prof. Niall Shanks, Dept of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University
This is a fascinating story that is fresh, lively, and accurate. -- Prof. Richard Strohman, emeritus, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California/Berkeley
...sure to provide the framework for a much needed public debate abou the inherent risks associated with reckless biotechnological experimentation. -- Prof. Niall Shanks, Dept of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University
This is a fascinating story that is fresh, lively, and accurate. -- Prof. Richard Strohman, emeritus, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California/Berkeley
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- PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1891843125
- ISBN 13 9781891843129
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages60
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