What Is Life and How Might It Be Sustained?: Reflections in a Pandemic - Couverture souple

Lynch, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1032275472 ISBN 13 : 9781032275475

Editeur : CRC Press, 2022

Synopsis

How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic? This book is for anybody with interest in protecting life on the planet. Studies on the origin of life and scientific contributions to safeguarding the planet are examined in light of current thinking on climate change. A major focus is the spread of microbes, put in the context of environmental assessment and management, including descriptions of microbiomes and a consideration of the risks of genetic modifications. Professor Lynch shows how failure to control disease can lead to the collapse of any biotic population. To avoid this, the ethics of management of disease by biological control and by vaccination are discussed, at the practical level and in a moral theological context.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jim  Lynch  graduated  with  BTech in  Industrial  Chemistry   from   Loughborough   University,   and   then completed his PhD and DSc in Microbiology at  Kings  College  London.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Chemistry,  the  Royal  Society  of  Biology,  the  Royal  Geographical  Society,  the  Royal Society of Arts, and is a Chartered Chemist, Biologist,  Scientist,  and  Environmentalist.  He  has  worked  at  BBSRC  research  institutes,  universities  as  visiting  professor  (Oxford,  Reading,  Kings  College  London,  Imperial  College,  Washington  State,  Oregon  State  and  Helsinki),  and  companies  as  non-executive  director  or  advisor.  Prof. Lynch was Dean of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University   of   Surrey,   Chief   Executive   of   the   Forestry Commission Research Agency, Chairman of the Biology Division of the International Union of  Soil  Sciences,  Coordinator  of  the  OECD  Research  Programme  on  Biological  Resource  Management,  Board  Member  of  the  European  Forest  Institute,  Chair  of  Governors University of Chichester, and is Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences Emeritus at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey. He has travelled extensively giving more than 60 keynote international lectures and published or edited 15 books previously and 300 papers and patents, as well as serving on many international boards. He was awarded the UNESCO Prize in Microbiology and  Einstein  Medal,  Distinguished  Scientist  of  the  US  Department  of  Agriculture,  and  the  Japanese  Government  Research  Award  for  Foreign  Specialists.  He  is  an  Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), a Knight of the Equestrian Order of  the  Holy  Sepulchre  of  Jerusalem  (KHS),  and  a  Freeman  of  the  City  of  London.  Prof. Lynch is a keen sportsman and is married to Mary; they have four children and seven grandchildren.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic? This book is for anybody with interest in protecting life on the planet. A major focus is the spread of microbes, Lynch showing how failure to control disease can lead to the collapse of any biotic population.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032275472
• ISBN 13: 9781032275475
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 93
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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