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Avise John C |
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The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering [[electronic resource] ] : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment / / John C. Avise |
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oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
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0-19-770131-0 |
1-280-53446-X |
0-19-803790-2 |
1-60256-838-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1 A Tale of Good and a Tale of Evil; 2 Framework of an Unfolding Revolution; 3 Engineering Microbes; 4 Getting Creative with Crops; 5 Genetic Engineering in the Barnyard; 6 Fields, Forests, and Streams; 7 Genetic Tinkering with Humans; Epilogue; Appendix: Tools and Workshops of Genetic Engineering; Glossary; References and Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs. |
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