Life and its future/ Josephine C. Adams, Jürgen Engel.
2021
BD431
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Title
Life and its future/ Josephine C. Adams, Jürgen Engel.
Author
Adams, Josephine C., author.
ISBN
9783030590758 (electronic bk.)
3030590755 (electronic bk.)
3030590747
9783030590741
3030590755 (electronic bk.)
3030590747
9783030590741
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-59075-8 doi
Call Number
BD431
Dewey Decimal Classification
113/.8
Summary
This book is aimed at those who wish to understand more about the molecular basis of life and how life on earth may change in coming centuries. Readers of this book will gain knowledge of how life began on Earth, the natural processes that have led to the great diversity of biological organisms that exist today, recent research into the possibility of life on other planets, and how the future of life on earth faces unprecedented pressures from human-made activities. Readers will obtain a perspective on the potential risks of chemical or nuclear warfare, and the ever-increasing risks from human activities that are causing pollution and climate change with global heating. Readers will also learn about ongoing research efforts to generate designer lifeforms through synthetic biology and applications of artificial intelligence. The book makes an integrated, up-to-date, overview of topics often considered as separate fields. It should be valuable to students, teachers, and people who are concerned about the future of life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 27, 2021).
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Engel, J. (Jürgen), 1935- author.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Early Ideas About the Origin of Life
The Scientific View of the Origin of Life
Biological Evolution
Manipulated Evolution and Artificial Life
Natural Risks to Life
Human-made Risks from Nuclear and Chemical Warfare
Human-made Risks and Climate Change with Global Heating
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity or Risk?- Life on Other Planets
Outlook.
Early Ideas About the Origin of Life
The Scientific View of the Origin of Life
Biological Evolution
Manipulated Evolution and Artificial Life
Natural Risks to Life
Human-made Risks from Nuclear and Chemical Warfare
Human-made Risks and Climate Change with Global Heating
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity or Risk?- Life on Other Planets
Outlook.