The Life We Created

Beth Shapiro is a renowned expert on ancient DNA issues, researching the DNA of mammoths, dodos, and other animals forever lost to us. In this book, she captivatingly discusses the impact of humans on the evolution of other species. The debate about whether scientists should interfere with life on Earth by crossing different species to obtain tastier, longer-lasting food and beautiful, trainable animals has been going on for decades. Many of us oppose such intervention, considering it harmful and "unnatural." However, by studying the past, we learn that representatives of the Homo sapiens species have intentionally influenced the evolution of living nature throughout their history. So maybe we shouldn't be afraid of genetically modified products?