Second nature : scenes from a world remade /

We live at a time in which scientists race to reanimate extinct beasts, our most essential ecosystems require monumental engineering projects to survive, chicken breasts grow in test tubes, and multinational corporations conspire to poison the blood of every living creature. No rock, leaf, or cubic...

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Main Author: Rich, Nathaniel, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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