LEADER 04440nam 22005897i 4500001 ssj0001520644 003 WaSeSS 005 20220413120839.0 006 m d 007 cr n 008 140502t20152015dcu sb 001 0 eng d 010 2014939900 020 9781610914987 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 1610914988 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 |z9781610915007 (ebook) 035 (WaSeSS)ssj0001520644 040 YDXCP |beng |cYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dABG |dMOF |dCDX |dILM |dOCLCF |dVP@ |dCGN |dDLC |dWaSeSS 042 lccopycat 049 EREENEHH 050 00 RA1226 |b.M665 2015 082 04 576.542 |223 100 1 Monosson, Emily. |=^A382911 245 10 Unnatural selection |h[electronic resource] : |bhow we are changing life, gene by gene / |cEmily Monosson. 260 Washington, DC : |bIsland Press, |c[2015] 300 x, 187 pages ; |c24 cm 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-178) and index. 505 0 Introduction: Life-changing chemicals -- Unnatural selection in a natural world : Discovery: antibiotics and the rise of the superbug ; Prevention: searching for a universal vaccine ; Treatment: beyond chemotherapy ; Defiance: rounding up resistance ; Resurgence: bedbugs bite back -- Natural selection in an unnatural world : Release: toxics in the wild ; Evolution: it's humanly possible -- Beyond selection : Epigenetics: epilogue or prologue? 506 Available only to authorized users. 520 "Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might not like the result. Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined. When our powerful chemicals put the pressure on to evolve or die, beneficial traits can sweep rapidly through a population. Species with explosive population growth - the bugs, bacteria, and weeds - tend to thrive, while bigger, slower-to-reproduce creatures, like ourselves, are more likely to succumb. Monosson explores contemporary evolution in all its guises. She examines the species that we are actively trying to beat back, from agricultural pests to life-threatening bacteria, and those that are collateral damage - creatures struggling to adapt to a polluted world. Monosson also presents cutting-edge science on gene expression, showing how environmental stressors are leaving their mark on plants, animals, and possibly humans for generations to come. Unnatural Selection is eye-opening and more than a little disquieting. But it also suggests how we might lessen our impact: manage pests without creating super bugs; protect individuals from disease without inviting epidemics; and benefit from technology without threatening the health of our children."-- |cBook jacket. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web 650 0 Antibiotics |xSide effects. |=^A859300 650 0 Environmental toxicology. |=^A409509 650 0 Chemicals |xPhysiological effect. |=^A45022 650 0 Adaptation (Physiology) |=^A931 650 0 Ecophysiology. |=^A472447 650 0 Evolution (Biology) |=^A273017 650 7 Adaptation (Physiology) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00796481 650 7 Chemicals |xPhysiological effect. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00853299 650 7 Ecophysiology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00902293 650 7 Environmental toxicology. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00913536 650 7 Evolution (Biology) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00917302 655 0 Electronic books. |=^A491897 856 40 |zFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eastcarolina/detail.action?docID=4509451 947 (OCoLC)ocn876350439 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJOYNER188 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hHSL77 949 CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS |wASIS |hJMUSIC60 596 1 3 4 998 5813500