Evolving Tomorrow
Genetic Engineering and the Evolutionary Future of the Anthropocene
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 22 June 2023
- ISBN 9780198874522
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages314 pages
- Size 254x179x24 mm
- Weight 802 g
- Language English 298
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Short description:
Explores how humans have manipulated the ancient forces of evolution and the future possibilities of genetic engineering for conservation and rewilding, de-extinction, and even the creation of viable populations of entirely new species. In so doing, this thought-provoking book explores the potential future of life on planet Earth.
MoreLong description:
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 have put 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 genetic engineering 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.
Cutter presents us with a wonderfully stimulating book, elegantly weaving in personal narratives, natural history examples, and inspiring thought experiments.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part 1: The Hearts of Nature
Nature in the raw, and cooked
Selection, naturally and otherwise
Ancient forces
Evolution's racetracks
Evolutionary accelerants and speed bumps
Carjacking genetics
Genetic welding
On the origin of species
Do-it-yourself speciation
Ongoing evolutionary outcomes
Part 2: 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
