Beth Shapiro is a renowned expert on ancient DNA, researching the DNA of mammoths, dodos and other animals forever lost to us. In this book, she talks fascinatingly about the influence of humans on the evolution of other species. The debate about whether scientists should interfere with the course of life on Earth by crossing different species in order to obtain more tasty and long-lasting food and beautiful and easily trainable animals has been going on for decades. Many of us oppose such interventions, believing them to be harmful and “unnatural.” However, as we study the past, we learn that members of the species Homo sapiens have deliberately influenced the evolution of wildlife throughout their history. So maybe you shouldn’t be afraid of genetically modified products? The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.