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A natural history of the future, what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species, Rob Dunn

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A natural history of the future, what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species, Rob Dunn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A natural history of the future

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Rob Dunn

Sub title

what the laws of biology tell us about the destiny of the human species

Summary

Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In this book, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life's overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life's future flourishing is not in question. Ours is

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