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Autore |
Herring Mark Youngblood <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Genetic engineering / / Mark Y. Herring |
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Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2006 |
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London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024 |
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979-84-00-65615-6 |
1-282-41787-8 |
9786612417870 |
0-313-06037-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Collana |
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Historical guides to controversial issues in America, , 1541-0021 |
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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. [201]-216). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A guide to the genetic engineering debate, discussing pro and con arguments regarding cloning, gene splicing, so-called Frankenfood and more. |
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