Natural Defense: Enlisting Bugs and Germs to Protect Our Food and Health
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610917189 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There are viruses that infect and bust apart bacteria; vaccines engineered to better provoke our natural defenses; and insect pheromones that throw crop-destroying moths into a misguided sexual frenzy. We rarely consider human and agricultural health together, but both are based on the same ecology, and both are being threatened by organisms that have evolved to resist our antibiotics and pesticides. Each represents a growing understanding of how to employ ecology for our own protection. Her book is full of optimism, not simply for particular cures, but for a sustainable approach to human welfare t
"Monosson offers a positive outlook on the future of plant protection and our subsequent health benefits with innovative scientific advancements that look to germs and bugs to work with nature instead of fighting against it."
For every pathogen there is a phage David Wineberg Hiding in plain sight all these years, the microbiome has been providing exciting new paths for discovery, wonderment, and amazement. Looking at the world with new eyes, we can (at last) see that the air, soil and water themselves contain microbiomes, with similarly impressive properties. Natural Defense is the latest addition to the burgeoning shelf of biomic revelations. This one is focused on . B. Ranalli said New techniques against pests and pathogens: ecological wisdom or more technological hubris?. We know that the use of chemicals on the farm leads pests to develop resistance. And we know that the indiscriminate use of antibiotics is leading human pathogens to develop resistance as well. The promise of “better living through chemistry” appears to have stalled. What comes next? In Natural Defense, Dr. Emily Monosson takes us on a tour of new technologies coming down the pipeline. Good look at science but with some reservations Steve G I am torn about this book. I like Emily Monosson’s writing style. She uses plain language and presents the science clearly. On the medical chapters, she follows the science stringently which is great. But on the environment she subtly undermines the science by, for example, promoting organic foods and by giving equal emphasis to two sides of the GMO argument on yellow rice. Running through