Humans as the world's greatest evolutionary force. Palumbi, S. R. Science (New York, N.Y.), 293(5536):1786–1790, September, 2001. Place: United States
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In addition to altering global ecology, technology and human population growth also affect evolutionary trajectories, dramatically accelerating evolutionary change in other species, especially in commercially important, pest, and disease organisms. Such changes are apparent in antibiotic and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) resistance to drugs, plant and insect resistance to pesticides, rapid changes in invasive species, life-history change in commercial fisheries, and pest adaptation to biological engineering products. This accelerated evolution costs at least $33 billion to $50 billion a year in the United States. Slowing and controlling arms races in disease and pest management have been successful in diverse ecological and economic systems, illustrating how applied evolutionary principles can help reduce the impact of humankind on evolution.
@article{palumbi_humans_2001,
	title = {Humans as the world's greatest evolutionary force.},
	volume = {293},
	issn = {0036-8075},
	doi = {10.1126/science.293.5536.1786},
	abstract = {In addition to altering global ecology, technology and human population growth also affect evolutionary trajectories, dramatically accelerating evolutionary  change in other species, especially in commercially important, pest, and disease  organisms. Such changes are apparent in antibiotic and human immunodeficiency  virus (HIV) resistance to drugs, plant and insect resistance to pesticides, rapid  changes in invasive species, life-history change in commercial fisheries, and  pest adaptation to biological engineering products. This accelerated evolution  costs at least \$33 billion to \$50 billion a year in the United States. Slowing  and controlling arms races in disease and pest management have been successful in  diverse ecological and economic systems, illustrating how applied evolutionary  principles can help reduce the impact of humankind on evolution.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {5536},
	journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
	author = {Palumbi, S. R.},
	month = sep,
	year = {2001},
	pmid = {11546863},
	note = {Place: United States},
	keywords = {*Biological Evolution, *Biotechnology/economics, *Drug Resistance/genetics/physiology, *Ecosystem, Adaptation, Physiological/genetics/physiology, Animals, Drug Resistance, Microbial/genetics/physiology, Humans, Selection, Genetic, Time Factors},
	pages = {1786--1790},
}

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