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3. Speeding Up Evolution
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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. Evolution by X- ray: The Industrialization of Biological Innovation
- Introduction 13
- 1. Mutation Theories 17
- 2. An Unsolved Problem 27
- 3. Speeding Up Evolution 38
- 4. X- rays in the Lab and Field 51
- 5. Industrial Evolution 62
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Part 2. Tinkering with Chromosomes: Colchicine in the Lab and Garden
- Introduction 77
- 6. Artificial Tetraploidy 81
- 7. Evolution to Order 93
- 8. Better Evolution through Chemistry 108
- 9. Tinkering Technologists 119
- 10. The Flower Manufacturers 130
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Part 3. Atoms for Agriculture: Evolution in a Large Technological System
- Introduction 141
- 11. Radiation Revisited 145
- 12. Mutation Politics 156
- 13. An Atomic- Age Experiment Station 166
- 14. Atomic Gardens 177
- 15. The Peaceful Atom in Global Agriculture 191
- Epilogue 205
- Acknowledgments 217
- Notes 221
- Bibliography 251
- Index 281
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Abbreviations ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. Evolution by X- ray: The Industrialization of Biological Innovation
- Introduction 13
- 1. Mutation Theories 17
- 2. An Unsolved Problem 27
- 3. Speeding Up Evolution 38
- 4. X- rays in the Lab and Field 51
- 5. Industrial Evolution 62
-
Part 2. Tinkering with Chromosomes: Colchicine in the Lab and Garden
- Introduction 77
- 6. Artificial Tetraploidy 81
- 7. Evolution to Order 93
- 8. Better Evolution through Chemistry 108
- 9. Tinkering Technologists 119
- 10. The Flower Manufacturers 130
-
Part 3. Atoms for Agriculture: Evolution in a Large Technological System
- Introduction 141
- 11. Radiation Revisited 145
- 12. Mutation Politics 156
- 13. An Atomic- Age Experiment Station 166
- 14. Atomic Gardens 177
- 15. The Peaceful Atom in Global Agriculture 191
- Epilogue 205
- Acknowledgments 217
- Notes 221
- Bibliography 251
- Index 281