Masterminding Nature

The Breeding of Animals, 1750-2010

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection, History
Cover of the book Masterminding Nature by Margaret Derry, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: Margaret Derry ISBN: 9781442619319
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: March 27, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Margaret Derry
ISBN: 9781442619319
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: March 27, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

In Masterminding Nature, Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s. A clear and concise introduction to the science and practice of artificial selection, Derry’s book puts the history of breeding in its scientific, commercial, and social context.

Masterminding Nature explains why animal breeders continued to use eighteenth-century techniques well into the twentieth century, why the chicken industry was the first to use genetics in its breeding programs, and why it was the dairy cattle industry that embraced quantitative genetics and artificial insemination in the 1970s, as well as answering many other questions. Following the story right up to the present, the book concludes with an insightful analysis of today’s complex relationships between biology, industry, and ethics.

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In Masterminding Nature, Margaret Derry examines the evolution of modern animal breeding from the invention of improved breeding methodologies in eighteenth-century England to the application of molecular genetics in the 1980s and 1990s. A clear and concise introduction to the science and practice of artificial selection, Derry’s book puts the history of breeding in its scientific, commercial, and social context.

Masterminding Nature explains why animal breeders continued to use eighteenth-century techniques well into the twentieth century, why the chicken industry was the first to use genetics in its breeding programs, and why it was the dairy cattle industry that embraced quantitative genetics and artificial insemination in the 1970s, as well as answering many other questions. Following the story right up to the present, the book concludes with an insightful analysis of today’s complex relationships between biology, industry, and ethics.

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