Strange natures : conservation in the era of synthetic biology /

A groundbreaking examination of the implications of synthetic biology for biodiversity conservation. Nature almost everywhere survives on human terms. The distinction between what is natural and what is human-made, which has informed conservation for centuries, has become blurred. When scientists ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Redford, Kent H., 1955- (Author), Adams, W. M. (William Mark), 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation.
Synthetic biology.
Synthetic Biology
Biodiversité > Conservation.
Biologie synthétique.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The place of nature
  • The problem of nature
  • Nature's diversity
  • Conserving the genetic pieces
  • Rewiring nature
  • Synthesizing the world
  • Genetic technologies in conservation
  • Nature's future
  • Conserving strange natures
  • Appendix: scientific names of species.

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