Evolution in a Toxic World
How Life Responds to Chemical Threats
Emily Monosson
ISBN: | 9781597269773 |
Publisher: | Island Press |
Published: | 30 May, 2013 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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Evolution in a Toxic World
How Life Responds to Chemical Threats
Emily Monosson
This book is a history of how life has responded to toxic chemicals, from cells response to UV radiation more than 3 billion years ago to peoples response to the chemicals in plastics today. Emily Monosson argues that in an age when we are constantly bombarded by new synthetic chemicals, it is critical to understand the 'defense mechanisms' humans have developed over millennium to deal with toxics. She writes, 'by considering the evolution of a bodys response to harmful amounts and combinations of chemicals, toxicologists might better predict, and possibly prevent harm caused by todays novel challenges.'
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