ABSTRACT

This book tells how our welfare is ever more intimately tied up with the welfare of the millions of species that share the One Earth home with us. It presents a synoptic review of the contributions that wild species make, and can make, to our daily lives.

part |10 pages

Prologue

part One|76 pages

Agriculture

chapter One|14 pages

A Tale of a Few Wild Corn Stalks

chapter Two|16 pages

The Genetic Guts of Modern Agriculture

chapter Three|20 pages

More Genes for Mealtimes

chapter Four|13 pages

New Foods Coming on Line

chapter Five|10 pages

Insect Food of the Future

part Two|55 pages

Medicine

chapter Six|16 pages

Plants and Medicine

chapter Seven|10 pages

Plants as Sources of Anticancer Drugs

chapter Eight|10 pages

Animals and Medicine

chapter Nine|17 pages

Marine Life and Medicine

part Three|50 pages

Industry

chapter 10|24 pages

Plants and Industry

chapter Eleven|12 pages

Growing Gasoline

chapter Twelve|12 pages

Some Esoteric Uses of Wildlife

part Four|16 pages

Genetic Engineering

chapter Thirteen|14 pages

The Ultimate Genetic Contribution

part |19 pages

Epilogue

chapter |17 pages

Dollars and Sense