TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cutter,Asher D.
TI  - Evolving tomorrow: genetic engineering and the evolutionary future of the anthropocene 
SN  - 9780191986871
AV  - QH442 .C87 2023eb
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press, Incorporated
KW  - Genetic engineering
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Evolution (Biology)
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Social ecology
KW  - human ecology
KW  - aat
KW  - Evolution
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Philosophy & Social Aspects
KW  - Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies
KW  - thema
KW  - Technology
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The hearts of nature. Nature in the raw, and cooked -- Selection, naturally and otherwise -- Ancient forces -- Evolution's racetracks -- Evolutionary accelerants and speed bumps -- Hijacking genetics -- Genetic welding -- On the origin of species --  Do-it-yourself speciation -- Ongoing evolutionary outcomes -- Evolutionary futures. How to evolve a dragon -- Evolutionary engineering in the flesh -- Nature, rewilded -- When nature comes to call -- Inspection by the department of health, safety, and ethics -- When we become dragons -- A midnight coterie of transcendent fauna
N2  - "The Anthropocene defines the here-and-now time period on Earth of indelible (and possibly irreversible) human disturbance to the natural world, from habitat destruction and mass extinction to global climate change. To ameliorate and repair the damage that threatens the world's dwindling resources and our very existence, humanity is enacting massive interventions to fuse modern technologies with long established natural processes. Advances in genetic engineering haveput us on the cusp of directly shaping the DNA of every living organism (including ourselves), as well as determining the evolution of completely novel species. The author invites the reader to explore how humans have manipulated the ancient forces of evolution and the future possibilities of geneticengineering for conservation and rewilding, de-extinction, and even the creation of viable populations of entirely new species. To entertain such possibilities of synthetic biology, he forces us to wrestle with the threats and ethical conundrums that surround the unintended consequences, as well as the values that humanity places on authenticity in nature. In so doing, this accessible and thought-provoking book explores the potential future of life on planet Earth."--ProQuest website
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