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UNINA9910792440603321 |
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Titolo |
A new biology for the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on a New Biology for the 21st Century: Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-14786-7 |
1-282-45482-X |
9786612454820 |
0-309-14489-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (113 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biology - Research - Methodology |
Biology - Research - United States - History |
Interdisciplinary research - United States |
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Formato |
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 bibliographic references (p. 91-94). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- Introduction: A Vision of the Future -- 1: The New Biology's Great Potential -- 2 How the New Biology Can Address Societal Challenges -- 3 Why Now? -- 4 Putting the New Biology to Work -- 5 Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A: Statement of Task -- Appendix B: Workshop Agenda. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Now more than ever, biology has the potential to contribute practical solutions to many of the major challenges confronting the United States and the world. A New Biology for the 21st Century recommends that a "New Biology" approach--one that depends on greater integration within biology, and closer collaboration with physical, computational, and earth scientists, mathematicians and engineers--be used to find solutions to four key societal needs: sustainable food production, ecosystem restoration, optimized biofuel production, and improvement in human health. The approach calls for a coordinated effort to leverage resources across the federal, private, and academic sectors to |
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