Natures Operating Instructions

'A lot of ink has been spilled over the biotechnology debate. The basic arguments haven't changed much in 20 years: Recombinant DNA technology is unproved and risky, or it's saving lives and the environment. The controversy rages on, as passionate and polarized as ever. The more interesting and dynamic part of this discussion is its subtext: the interrelationship between science, nature and society.

"Nature's Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies" dives right into that issue and unabashedly declares that science today is stuck in the industrial paradigm. This compelling collection of essays eloquently lays out an array of imaginative and practical solutions for some of the most perplexing environmental challenges of our time. The book both captures the spirit of Rachel Carson's "Sense of Wonder" and calls for a new, engaged, ecological vision for technology. It suggests sustainable solutions for how we feed ourselves and for environmental restoration that are both grounded in solid science and deeply respectful of the natural world. As contributor John Todd put it, this work weds "human ingenuity with the wisdom of the wild."'

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John Todd and the Ocean Ark Institute, is also the originator of Living Machines, using living things and clever engineering to clean waste water, and supply alternative energy for a wide range of domestic and industrial uses.

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