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OVER FIFTY notable scientists are advocating a fresh look at evolution in the light of modern scientific findings, and most have published a book on the subject. A momentum has gathered. https://lnkd.in/e3Jc9pS View in LinkedIn

CHEMICAL DEATH. "Earthworms are called as farmer’s friend. They are also affected by excess usage of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. Pesticides have the effect on reproduction potential of earthworms so automatically the population of the worms decline." https://lnkd.in/eUfCif8 View in LinkedIn

DECLINING EARTHWORMS. "More than 99% of applied pesticides have the potential to affect non-target organisms and become widely dispersed in the vicinity as potential contaminants. Due to this soil organisms are totally affected." https://lnkd.in/eUfCif8 View in LinkedIn

EARTHWORM DESTRUCTION. "In Australia, changes in farming practices such as the application of superphosphates on pastures and a switch from pastoral farming to arable farming had a devastating effect on populations of the giant Gippsland earthworm, leading to their classification as a protected species." https://lnkd.in/erzksPW View in LinkedIn

MODERN FARMING KILLS WORMS. "Nitrogenous fertilizers tend to create acidic conditions, which are fatal to the worms, and dead specimens are often found on the surface following the application of substances such as DDT, lime sulphur, and lead arsenate." https://lnkd.in/erzksPW View in LinkedIn

EARTHWORMS AND PLANT GROWTH. "5 possible pathways through which earthworm can positively affect plant growth: (i) biocontrol of pests and diseases; (ii) stimulation of microbial plant symbionts; (iii) production of plant-growth regulating substances; (iv) soil structure changes; and (v) increased nutrient availability." https://lnkd.in/eBujjqy View in LinkedIn

EARTHWORMS IMPROVE HARVESTS. "Earthworms are among the most important soil dwelling invertebrates. Their activity affects both biotic and abiotic soil properties, in turn affecting plant growth. Here we show, using meta-analysis, that on average earthworm presence in agroecosystems leads to a 25% increase in crop yield and a 23% increase in aboveground biomass." https://lnkd.in/eBujjqy View in LinkedIn

LOSS OF CIVILIZATIONS. "War and pestilence might kill large numbers of people, but in most cases the population recovers. But lose the soil and everything goes with it. Now, globalisation ensures that this disaster is reproduced everywhere." https://lnkd.in/eZfN3CZ View in LinkedIn

TRAJECTORY. "By accounts of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, we have less than 60 years of farming left if we continue our modern chemical-industrial based farming processes." https://lnkd.in/eZfN3CZ View in LinkedIn

"NOBEL has proposed Ten Principles of Systems Biology: Biological functionality is multi-level; Transmission of information is not one way; DNA is not the sole transmitter of inheritance; The theory of biological relativity: there is no privileged level of causality; Gene ontology will fail without higher-level insight; There is no genetic program; There are no programs at any other level; There are no programs in the brain; The self is not an object; There are many more to be discovered; a genuine ‘theory of biology’ does not yet exist." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Noble View in LinkedIn