The global genome : biotechnology, politics, and culture /

"In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thacker, Eugene
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2005.
Colección:Leonardo (Series) (Cambridge, Mass.)
Temas:
Biotechnology industries.
Bioinformatics.
Globalization.
Genomics.
Philosophy.
Biotechnology
Computational Biology
Genomics
Philosophy
Bio-industries.
Bio-informatique.
Mondialisation.
Biotechnologie.
Génomique.
Philosophie.
globalism.
bioengineering.
philosophy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
War
Violence
Terrorism
Technology
Sociology
Social sciences
Social problems
Science
Research
Regenerative medicine
Politics, Practical
Physical sciences
Medical personnel
Life sciences
Humanities
Criminology
Crime
Bioterrorism
Biology
Biological warfare
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology industries
Globalization
Bio-informatica.
Internationalisatie.
DNA.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that - by their existence and their interrelationships - they are fundamentally redefining the notion of biological "life itself.""--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 416 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-411) and index.
ISBN:9780262284813
0262284812
1423728742
9781423728740
0262201550
9780262201551

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