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Evolution in a toxic world [[electronic resource] ] : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson
| Evolution in a toxic world [[electronic resource] ] : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson |
| Autore | Monosson Emily |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental toxicology
Adaptation (Physiology) Ecophysiology Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-59726-341-9
1-61091-221-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Element -- pt. 2. Plant and animal -- pt. 3. Human. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452667103321 |
Monosson Emily
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution in a toxic world [[electronic resource] ] : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson
| Evolution in a toxic world [[electronic resource] ] : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson |
| Autore | Monosson Emily |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental toxicology
Adaptation (Physiology) Ecophysiology Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
1-59726-341-9
1-61091-221-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Element -- pt. 2. Plant and animal -- pt. 3. Human. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779354703321 |
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Monosson Emily
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution in a toxic world : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson
| Evolution in a toxic world : how life responds to chemical threats / / Emily Monosson |
| Autore | Monosson Emily |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental toxicology
Adaptation (Physiology) Ecophysiology Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
1-59726-341-9
1-61091-221-7 |
| Classificazione | SCI000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Element -- pt. 2. Plant and animal -- pt. 3. Human. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822360103321 |
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Monosson Emily
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Unnatural Selection : How We Are Changing Life, Gene by Gene / / by Emily Monosson
| Unnatural Selection : How We Are Changing Life, Gene by Gene / / by Emily Monosson |
| Autore | Monosson Emily |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Adaptation (Biology)
Environment, general |
| ISBN |
1-61091-499-6
1-61091-500-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Life-Changing Chemicals; PART I: Unnatural Selection in a Natural World; CHAPTER 1: Discovery: Antibiotics and the Rise of the Superbug; Discovery; Target Practice; Penicillin; Resistance!; Unveiling the Machinations of Evolution; The Bigger Picture; CHAPTER 2: Prevention: Searching for a Universal Vaccine; Flu in View; Evolving Rapidly; In Our Defense; Vaccination Nation; One Vaccine to Rule Them All; CHAPTER 3: Treatment: Beyond Chemotherapy; The Seeds of Cancer; Mortal Combat; Resistance Rising; Bad Blood
Taking the Evolutionary RoadCHAPTER 4: Defiance: Rounding Up Resistance; A Weed by Any Other Name; The Herbicide Roundup; Evolution Not; There Must Be Some Way Out of Here . . .; CHAPTER 5: Resurgence: Bedbugs Bite Back; Sleep Tight, Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite; "A Miraculous Insecticide"; Return of the Bedbug; Biting Back?; PART I I: Natural Selection in an Unnatural World; CHAPTER 6: Release: Toxics in the Wild; Industrial Evolution; Bringing Better Things to Life?; Millions of Miles to Travel; The Cost of Survival?; The Selfish Trait?; Survivor: Planet Earth! CHAPTER 7: Evolution: It's Humanly PossibleSubjects of Evolution?; Not So Fast; In a Blink; Why Not Let Nature Take Her Course?; PART I I I: Beyond Selection; CHAPTER 8: Epigenetics: Epilogue or Prologue?; Epigenetic Generation; Life under the (Environmental) Influence?; Sperm Tales; A Revolution in Evolution, or Just Another Day in the Life of DNA?; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299424003321 |
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Monosson Emily
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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