Erica Borg; Amedeo Policante Mutant Ecologies sku-353026847

Mutant Ecologies: Manufacturing Life in the Age of Genomic Capital is a hardcover by Erica Borg; Amedeo Policante, listed under Military History Books as sku-353026847. The authors examine how genomic science, genome editing and biotechnology relate to capitalist competition and accumulation.

Their examples include CRISPR crops, fast-growing salmon, heat-resistant Slick™ cows, Friendly™ Mosquitoes, humanized mice and pigs growing human organs. They discuss the use of induced genetic mutations in sectors from agriculture to pharmaceuticals.

While the Nobel Committee has described a "new epoch" in life sciences, the authors place these developments in a history of competition and exploitation. They argue that capital increasingly designs the metabolism of living organisms, with consequences for the biosphere and everyday life.