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UNINA9910452667103321 |
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Autore |
Monosson Emily |
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Titolo |
Evolution in a toxic world [[electronic resource] ] : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson |
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Washington, : Island Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-341-9 |
1-61091-221-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2012.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental toxicology |
Adaptation (Physiology) |
Ecophysiology |
Evolution (Biology) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Element -- pt. 2. Plant and animal -- pt. 3. Human. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the very existence of life: now we literally can't live without it. According to Monosson, examining how life adapted to such early threats can teach us a great deal about today's (and tomorrow's) most dangerous contaminants. While the study of evolution has advanced many other sciences, from conservation biology to medicine, the field of toxicology has yet to embrace this critical approach. In Evolution in a Toxic World, Monosson seeks to change that. She traces the development of life's defense systems—the mechanisms that transform, excrete, and stow away potentially harmful chemicals—from more than three billion years ago to today. Beginning with our earliest ancestors' response to ultraviolet radiation, Monosson explores the evolution of chemical defenses such as antioxidants, metal binding proteins, detoxification, and cell death. As we alter the world's |
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chemistry, these defenses often become overwhelmed faster than our bodies can adapt. But studying how our complex internal defense network currently operates, and how it came to be that way, may allow us to predict how it will react to novel and existing chemicals. This understanding could lead to not only better management and preventative measures, but possibly treatment of current diseases. Development of that knowledge starts with this pioneering book. |
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UNISA996385816303316 |
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Titolo |
Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament [[electronic resource] ] : concerning His Majesties advancing with his army toward London : with direction that all the trained bands and volunteers be put into a readinesse : also how Sir Iohn Hinderson urged one David Alexander a Scotchman to kill Sir Iohn Hotham and blow up the Parliaments magazine : to who His Majesty gave money and he received it : together with the depositions of the said David Alexander and Sir Iohn Hinderson : whereunto is added severall votes of the Lords and Commons, corrected and amended by the House of Commons to prevent false copies |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Printed for Edw. Husbands and I. Franke, Octob. 18, 1642 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AlexanderDavid <17th cent.> |
GerbierBalthazar, Sir, <1592?-1667.> |
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Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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The second deponent is not Henderson but Sir Balthazar Gerbier. |
An earlier issue omits phrase "to prevent false copies" from title. |
Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. |
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