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Evolution in a Toxic World

How Life Responds to Chemical Threats

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Emily Monosson

    1. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

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  • One of the first books, if not the first book, on toxic evolution
  • Timeliness of topic, in terms of scientific research, policy debates, and news coverage
  • Presents a groundbreaking approach to a growing field
  • Accessibly presented but high value information

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. An Introduction

    1. An Introduction

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 1-12

  3. Element

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Shining a Light on Earth’s Oldest Toxic Threat?

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 14-30

    3. When Life Gives You Oxygen, Respire

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 32-47

    4. Metal Planet

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 48-64

  4. Plant and Animal

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. It Takes Two (or More) for the Cancer Tango

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 66-81

    3. Chemical Warfare

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 82-99

    4. Sensing Chemicals

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 100-115

    5. Coordinated Defense

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 116-130

  5. Human

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Toxic Evolution

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 132-147

    3. Toxic Overload?

      • Emily Monosson
      Pages 148-159

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 161-223
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About this book

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 fields of science, from biology to medicine, toxicology has yet to embrace this critical approach. In Evolution in a Toxic World, Monosson seeks to change that.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

    Emily Monosson

About the author

Emily Monosson is an environmental toxicologist, writer, and consultant. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Associate Editor of the Encyclopedia of Earth, and the editor of Motherhood the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out.

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