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Language
English
Description
"A lively and endlessly fascinating deep-dive into nature and the many groundbreaking human inventions inspired by the wild. When astronomers wanted a telescope that could capture X-rays from celestial bodies, they looked to the lobster. When doctors wanted a medication that could stabilize Type II diabetic patients, they found their muse in a lizard. When scientists wanted to drastically reduce emissions in cement manufacturing, they observed how...
Publisher
Sierra Club Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Biotechnology is expanding at a dizzying pace, driven by the scientific community's dreams of "improving" on nature and corporate America's dreams of profit. Until recently, scarcely a media voice was raised to question it in the United States, but the honeymoon is coming to a close. This collection brings together the viewpoints of people who speak with perspective across the fields of science, literature, theology, ecology, and activism. Contributors...