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Medical biotechnology : achievements, prospects and perceptions /
For many people, biotechnology means genetically modifi ed organisms, alien species, toxic weapons or hormone-treated beef. Yet it is also a tool to control plant and animal pests, pre-serve species, utilize genetic resources for health and nutrition and protect the environment. Society's abili...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tokyo ; New York :
United Nations University Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For many people, biotechnology means genetically modifi ed organisms, alien species, toxic weapons or hormone-treated beef. Yet it is also a tool to control plant and animal pests, pre-serve species, utilize genetic resources for health and nutrition and protect the environment. Society's ability to manage, share and regulate advanced biotechnology offers many opportu-nities and raises many challenges and risks. This book explores the issues of advanced biotechnology and examines the progress made in recent years. It looks at the drivers of medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology develop-ment. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 154 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423765974 9781423765974 9280811142 9789280811148 9280870955 9789280870954 |