Life as we made it : how 50,000 years of human innovation refined--and redefined--nature /

Humans seem to be destroying nature with incessant fiddling. We can use viruses to insert genes for pesticide resistance into plants, or to make the flesh of goldfish glow. We can turn bacteria into factories for millions of molecules, from vitamin A and insulin to diesel fuel. And this year's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shapiro, Beth Alison (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Biotechnology > History. Biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects. Nature > Effect of human beings on. SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: Providence
Bone mining
Origin story
Blitzkrieg
Lactase persistence
Lake cow bacon
Polled
Intended consequences
Turkish delight.