Kapitel in diesem Buch

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