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Natural defense : enlisting bugs and germs to protect our food and health. |
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Washington D.C. : Island Press, 2017. |
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9781610917186 |
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| Description |
186 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Natural Allies: Our Bacterial Protectors -- Natural Allies: Microbial Farmhands -- The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Our Friend: Infecting the Infection -- The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Our Friend: Replacing Pesticides with Nature's Chemistry -- Provocation: Disease-Resistant GMOs -- Provocation: The Next Generation of Vaccines? -- Know Thine Enemy: Images of Disease -- Know Thine Enemy: The Future of Diagnostics. |
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A tour of science's most innovative strategies, from high-tech gene editing to the ancient practice of fecal transplants. Some technologies will ultimately fizzle; others may hold the key to abundant food and unprecedented health -- a peek into the hopeful world of natural defences that will benefit generations to come. |
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Environmental health.
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Ecological engineering.
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainability.
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Enlisting bugs and germs to protect our food and health. |
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9781610917186 |
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1610917189 |
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