1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454908303321

Autore

Herring Mark Youngblood <1952->

Titolo

Genetic engineering [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Y. Herring

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2006

ISBN

1-282-41787-8

9786612417870

0-313-06037-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Historical guides to controversial issues in America, , 1541-0021

Disciplina

660.6/5

Soggetti

Genetic engineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216).

Nota di contenuto

"It's alive!": public perceptions of genetic engineering -- History of genetic engineering from Mendel to (genome) maps -- Splicing, dicing, and cloning to Asilomar and beyond -- Frankenfood or Miracle-gro? agriculture applications of genetic engineering -- Well, hello, Dolly: animal applications of genetic engineering -- Where no man (or woman) has gone before: the Human Genome Project -- The doctor will see you now: genetic engineering and the treatment of diseases -- Just the facts, ma'am: genetic engineering, DNA evidence, and the courts -- Endgame: genetic engineering, future trends, current recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to the genetic engineering debate, discussing pro and con arguments regarding cloning, gene splicing, so-called Frankenfood and more.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794411003321

Autore

Boog Jason

Titolo

The deep end : the literary scene in the great depression and today / / Jason Boog

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : OR Books, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-68219-217-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 pages)

Disciplina

808.02

Soggetti

Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover -- Back Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Green New Deal -- 1. Edward Newhouse -- 2. Maxwell Bodenheim -- 3. Orrick Johns -- 4. Anca Vrbovska -- 5. Cornell Woolrich -- 6. Kenneth Fearing -- 7. Muriel Rukeyser -- 8. Nathanael West -- 9. Richard Wright -- 10. The Crisis Generation -- Conclusion: The Sunshine Movement -- Notes -- Acknowledgements.