Description
Product ID: | 9781032275475 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | What Is Life and How Might It Be Sustained? |
Subtitle: | Reflections in a Pandemic |
Authors: | Author: Jim Lynch |
Page Count: | 98 |
Subjects: | Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & related industries, Genetics (non-medical), Biochemistry, Developmental biology, Molecular biology, Cellular biology (cytology), Botany and plant sciences, Biodiversity, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agricultural science, Genetics (non-medical), Biochemistry, Developmental biology, Molecular biology, Cellular biology (cytology), Botany & plant sciences, Biodiversity, Environmental science, engineering & technology, Agricultural science |
Description: | How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic? This book is for anybody with interest in protecting life on the planet. A major focus is the spread of microbes, Lynch showing how failure to control disease can lead to the collapse of any biotic population. How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic? This book is for anybody with interest in protecting life on the planet. Studies on the origin of life and scientific contributions to safeguarding the planet are examined in light of current thinking on climate change. A major focus is the spread of microbes, put in the context of environmental assessment and management, including descriptions of microbiomes and a consideration of the risks of genetic modifications. Professor Lynch shows how failure to control disease can lead to the collapse of any biotic population. To avoid this, the ethics of management of disease by biological control and by vaccination are discussed, at the practical level and in a moral theological context. |
Imprint Name: | CRC Press |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-07-18 |