Darwin's Reach
21st Century Applications of Evolutionary Biology
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher CRC Press
- Date of Publication 25 August 2026
- ISBN 9781032885445
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 254x178 mm
- Weight 730 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 9 Illustrations, black & white; 26 Illustrations, color; 20 Halftones, color; 9 Line drawings, black & white; 6 Line drawings, color; 35 Tables, black & white 0
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The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. This book is about applied evolution. Although applied evolution has existed, unrecognized, for a very long time, today’s version has a much wider scope.
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The application of evolutionary biology addresses a wide range of practical problems in medicine, agriculture, the environment, and society. Such cutting-edge applications are emerging due to recent advances in DNA sequencing, new gene editing tools, and computational methods. This book is about applied evolution – the application of the principles of and information about evolutionary biology to diverse practical matters. Although applied evolution has existed, unrecognized, for a very long time, today’s version has a much wider scope. Evolutionary medicine has formed into its own discipline. Evolutionary approaches have long been employed in agriculture and in conservation biology. But Darwin’s reach now extends beyond just these three fields. It now also includes forensic biology and the law. Ideas from evolutionary biology can be used to inform policy regarding foreign affairs and national security. Applied evolution is not only interdisciplinary, but also multidisciplinary. Consequently, this book is for experts in one field who are interested in expanding their evolutionary horizons. It is also for students, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. One of the public relations challenges faced by evolutionary biology is that most people do not see it being all that relevant to their daily lives. Even many who accept evolution do not grasp how far Darwin’s reach extends. Darwin’s Reach will change that perception. In addition, three new chapters have been added. One focuses on what we know about the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. Another focuses on the threat to cattle and humans from avian influenza. A third investigates evolution in livestock breeding.
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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Paging Dr. Darwin
Chapter 2 – Going Viral: Evolution and Viral Diseases
Chapter 3 – The First Six Years of Covid: Its Origins and Its Continuing Evolution
Chapter 4 – Avian Flu
Chapter 5 – Vectors of Disease
Chapter 6 – Mismatch – Are We Stuck With our Past
Chapter 7 – From Genetic Mapping to Personalized Medicine
Chapter 8 – Darwin Meets the Emperor of all Maladies
Chapter 9 – Human Life History
Chapter 10 – Darwin at the Farm
Chapter 11 – Managing Agriculture
Chapter 12 – Buccaneers of Buzz : Bee and Pollination Services
Chapter 13 – Darwinian Meat
Chapter 14 – The Biodiversity Crisis
Chapter 15 – Challenges in the Oceans
Chapter 16 - Challenges in the City
Chapter 17 – Challenges from Invasive Species
Chapter 18 – The Sequence on the Stand
Chapter 19 – Darwinian Security
Chapter 20 – Human Genetic Diversity and the Non-Existence of Biological Races
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