The suffering gene : environmental threats to our health /

Annotation "Professor Roy Burdon has written this book to explain to the lay person what science now knows about how our genes are adversely affected by the modern environment in which we live. The irony is that these environmental adversities are mainly the result of the unintended consequence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burdon, R. H. (Roy Hunter)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : Cape Town [South Africa] : London [England] ; New York [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press ; David Philip ; Zed Books, [2003]
Colección:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Temas:
Genetic toxicology.
DNA damage.
Carcinogens, Environmental > toxicity
DNA Damage
Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
Mutation > genetics
Neoplasms > genetics
Toxicologie génétique.
ADN > Lésions.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
DNA damage
Genetic toxicology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Annotation "Professor Roy Burdon has written this book to explain to the lay person what science now knows about how our genes are adversely affected by the modern environment in which we live. The irony is that these environmental adversities are mainly the result of the unintended consequences of the very industrial revolution and modern technologies which have transformed our lives in so many positive ways."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-244) and index.
ISBN:9780773571662
0773571663

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