[HTML][HTML] Gene drives in our future: challenges of and opportunities for using a self-sustaining technology in pest and vector management
JP Collins - BMC proceedings, 2018 - Springer
Gene drives are systems of biased inheritance that enhance the likelihood a sequence of
DNA passes between generations through sexual reproduction and potentially throughout a …
DNA passes between generations through sexual reproduction and potentially throughout a …
[HTML][HTML] Turning promise into practice: Crop biotechnology for increasing genetic diversity and climate resilience
As climate change increasingly threatens agricultural production, expanding genetic
diversity in crops is an important strategy for climate resilience in many agricultural contexts …
diversity in crops is an important strategy for climate resilience in many agricultural contexts …
[图书][B] Freedom's laboratory: The Cold War struggle for the soul of science
AJ Wolfe - 2018 - books.google.com
The Cold War ended long ago, but the language of science and freedom continues to shape
public debates over the relationship between science and politics in the United States …
public debates over the relationship between science and politics in the United States …
[图书][B] A history of the future: Prophets of progress from HG Wells to Isaac Asimov
PJ Bowler - 2017 - books.google.com
In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology:
predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology on society …
predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology on society …
Bringing new plant varieties to market: plant breeding and selection practices advance beneficial characteristics while minimizing unintended changes
KC Glenn, B Alsop, E Bell, M Goley, J Jenkinson… - Crop …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Commercial‐scale plant breeding is a complex process in which new crop varieties are
continuously being developed to improve yield and agronomic performance over current …
continuously being developed to improve yield and agronomic performance over current …
Roundtable: new narratives of the green revolution
Introduction thIs roundtABle grew out of A fascinating and fluid series of panels at the 2016
annual conference of the Agricultural History Society in New York. The forces and stories …
annual conference of the Agricultural History Society in New York. The forces and stories …
[图书][B] The wretched atom: America's global gamble with peaceful nuclear technology
JD Hamblin - 2021 - books.google.com
A groundbreaking narrative of how the United States offered the promise of nuclear
technology to the developing world and its gamble that other nations would use it for …
technology to the developing world and its gamble that other nations would use it for …
[图书][B] Heredity under the Microscope: Chromosomes and the Study of the Human Genome
S De Chadarevian - 2020 - degruyter.com
By focusing on chromosomes, Heredity under the Microscope offers a new history of postwar
human genetics. Today chromosomes are understood as macromolecular assemblies and …
human genetics. Today chromosomes are understood as macromolecular assemblies and …
Developing Paradise: Agricultural Science in the Conflicted Landscapes of Colombia's Cauca Valley, 1927-1967
TW Lorek - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Abstract" Developing Paradise" offers a regional history of the global Green Revolution in
agricultural technologies. It argues that Colombia, and Colombians, played a vital role in the …
agricultural technologies. It argues that Colombia, and Colombians, played a vital role in the …
Roundtable: agricultural history and the history of science
For several years now, a growing number of panels on the history of the agricultural
sciences have appeared at the annual meetings of historical organizations, especially those …
sciences have appeared at the annual meetings of historical organizations, especially those …