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: Evolution in a Toxic World :
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: SUB TITLE: How Life Responds to Chemical Threats :
: AUTHOR: Emily Monosson :
: PUBLISHER: Island Press :
: CATEGORIES: - :
: RELEASE DATE: 2012-10-13 PUBLISH DATE: 2012-03-29 :
: ISBN-10: 159726976X PAGES: 232 :
: ISBN-13: 9781597269766 LANGUAGE: English :
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With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer
monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson
demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic.
When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the
very existence of life: now we literally can't live without it.
According to Monosson, examining how life adapted to such early threats
can teach us a great deal about today's (and tomorrow's) most dangerous
contaminants. While the study of evolution has advanced many other
sciences, from conservation biology to medicine, the field of
toxicology has yet to embrace this critical approach. In Evolution in a
Toxic World, Monosson seeks to change that. She traces the development
of life's defense systemsthe mechanisms that transform, excrete, and
stow away potentially harmful chemicalsfrom more than three billion
years ago to today. Beginning with our earliest ancestors' response to
ultraviolet radiation, Monosson explores the evolution of chemical
defenses such as antioxidants, metal binding proteins, detoxification,
and cell death. As we alter the world's chemistry, these defenses often
become overwhelmed faster than our bodies can adapt. But studying how
our complex internal defense network currently operates, and how it
came to be that way, may allow us to predict how it will react to novel
and existing chemicals. This understanding could lead to not only
better management and preventative measures, but possibly treatment of
current diseases. Development of that knowledge starts with this
pioneering book.
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: Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the :
: reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC) or during the reign of his son :
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"With knowledge, comes wisdom - and wisdom should be shared." \/
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