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Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner

Barry Commoner was an esteemed biologist, born on May 28, 1917, and passed away on September 30, 2012. He made significant contributions to environmental science, particularly in the fields of soil pollution and environmental protection. more

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“Plants with leaves no more efficient than today's solar cells could out-compete real plants, crowding the biosphere with an inedible foliage. Tough omnivorous bacteria could out-compete real bacteria: They could spread like blowing pollen, replicate swiftly, and reduce the biosphere to dust in a matter of days. Dangerous replicators could easily be too tough, small, and rapidly spreading to stop - at least if we make no preparation. We have trouble enough controlling viruses and fruit flies.”

IfsRealMatterEnoughTodayEnvironmentTroubleDangerousToughPlantFruitEnvironmentalSpreadDustCellsPreparationEfficientVirusesBacteriaReplicateBiosphereFoliagePollenFruit FliesSolar Cells
Book:Engines of Creation
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“Let us not be blind to our differences-but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.”

IfsWorldMeanChildrenEndsHelpingInterestDifferencesCommonAttentionEnvironmentAirPlanetsSafeDiversityDirectOur ChildrenBlindFinalsBreatheMortalsAnalysisCherishLinksCommon InterestsCuban Missile Crisis
Author:John F. Kennedy
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