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Evolution in a toxic world : how life responds to chemical threats / Emily Monosson.

By: Publication details: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012.Description: xii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781597269766 :
  • 159726976X :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA1226 .M66 2012
Contents:
Shining a light on earth's oldest toxic threat? -- When life gives you oxygen, respire -- Metal planet -- It takes two (or more) for the cancer tango -- Chemical warfare -- Sensing chemicals -- Coordinated defense -- Toxic evolution -- Toxic overload? -- Appendix. Five recent additions to the chemical handbook of life.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-216) and index.

Shining a light on earth's oldest toxic threat? -- When life gives you oxygen, respire -- Metal planet -- It takes two (or more) for the cancer tango -- Chemical warfare -- Sensing chemicals -- Coordinated defense -- Toxic evolution -- Toxic overload? -- Appendix. Five recent additions to the chemical handbook of life.

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