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'''Ecotropism''' or '''ecotropic''' from Eco, meaning the hearth (from which words like ecology and economy are derived, and "Tropic," meaning to turn towards. The basic philosophy of ecotropism and ecotropics argues that to be healthy human culture itself must inhabit an ecological niche, and thereby, relate appropriately with all the co-evolving forces, organic and inorganic. In short, human culture must turn towards the environment for a sustainable and meaningful future. |
'''Ecotropism''' or '''ecotropic''' from Eco, meaning the hearth (from which words like ecology and economy are derived), and "Tropic," meaning to turn towards. The basic philosophy of ecotropism and ecotropics argues that to be healthy human culture itself must inhabit an ecological niche, and thereby, relate appropriately with all the co-evolving forces, organic and inorganic. In short, human culture must turn towards the environment for a sustainable and meaningful future. |
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In science, ecotropism or ecotropic indicates that a [[pathogen]] like a [[virus]] or a [[bacterium]] has a narrow [[host range]] and can [[infection|infect]] only one or a small group of [[species]] or [[cell culture]] lines. |
In science, ecotropism or ecotropic indicates that a [[pathogen]] like a [[virus]] or a [[bacterium]] has a narrow [[host range]] and can [[infection|infect]] only one or a small group of [[species]] or [[cell culture]] lines. |
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Ecotropism or ecotropic from Eco, meaning the hearth (from which words like ecology and economy are derived), and "Tropic," meaning to turn towards. The basic philosophy of ecotropism and ecotropics argues that to be healthy human culture itself must inhabit an ecological niche, and thereby, relate appropriately with all the co-evolving forces, organic and inorganic. In short, human culture must turn towards the environment for a sustainable and meaningful future.
In science, ecotropism or ecotropic indicates that a pathogen like a virus or a bacterium has a narrow host range and can infect only one or a small group of species or cell culture lines.
See also
- Ecotropics and the works of Poet John Campion
- Tropism, a list of tropisms
- Amphotropism, indicating a wide host range
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