agriculture et al

We have explained how, in reproduction, the power of the "and" is utilized to the benefit of the "or".  The  "and" temporarily bonds two individuals, a male and a female, to create a third. And this third is different from the two from which it came as he or she has inherited a combination of genes coming from the two parents, to the benefit of the "or."
However, humans appear to the the only species to appropriate the "and" found in nature in order to replicate other species, whether they be plants or animals.  More recently, they have been utilizing the power of the "and" found in nature to create proteins and vaccines through biotechnology.  They may insert the genes that make the proteins into e-coli bacteria and use the power of the "and" to breed the bacteria.  The act of inserting the genes, or splicing genes or plasmids together is a purely human exercise of the "and", which is followed by harnessing the "and" found in nature, allowing the bacteria to reproduce.  A similar harnessing of the "and" is involved in the production of vaccine.
In any event, by harnessing the power of the "and" found in nature, man has undoubtedly benefited himself in the short run.  But the result of factory farming and the monopolistic use of genetically modified crops has been less biodiversity.   In other words, by appropriating the power of the "and" found in nature, and using that power to breed animals, plants et. al, man has diminished the "or".  The "and" and the "or" are out of balance.  And that cannot be good for the planet.