The Gene Hunters : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds
The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the ""gene hunters"" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the ""gene hunters"" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such awesome power, the human race has put itself in a position to govern evolution. What will we do with the abilities we now command? asks this broad and stimulating book on the role of plant material in economic development. Writing in a style that is easily understandable even to those with no background in biotechn. |
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Notas: | Cover. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (306 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781400860258 |