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Beyond biotechnology : the barren promise of genetic engineering /
The Human Genome Project announced in 2003 that it had successfully mapped the human DNA. Scientists, politicians, theologians, and pundits speculated what would follow. Beyond Biotechnology: The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering distinguishes between hype and reality, examining the delicate rel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, KY :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Culture of the land.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Human Genome Project announced in 2003 that it had successfully mapped the human DNA. Scientists, politicians, theologians, and pundits speculated what would follow. Beyond Biotechnology: The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering distinguishes between hype and reality, examining the delicate relationship between science and nature. Authors Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott evaluate the current state of genetic science and examine its potential applications, as well as possible dangers. The authors illustrate how the popular view of genetics does not include an understanding of how genes wor. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813129471 0813129478 9780813138756 0813138752 1282937243 9781282937246 9786612937248 6612937246 |