1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827449903321

Titolo

Finite groups--coming of age : proceedings of the Canadian Mathematical Society conference held on June 15-28, 1982, with partial support from the FCAC (Quebec) and the NSERC (Canada) / / John McKay, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1985]

©1985

ISBN

0-8218-7630-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Contemporary mathematics, , 0271-4132 ; ; 45 , 0271-4132

Disciplina

512/.22

Soggetti

Finite groups

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Canadian Mathematical Society Conference on Finite Groups--Coming of Age was held at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec on June 15-28, 1982, with partial support from FCAC (Quebec) and NSERC (Canada)"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies.

Nota di contenuto

Contents --  Preface --  Diagram geometries for sporadic groups --  Symmetric representations and linear groups --  Rationality of certain zeta functions associated with modular representation theory --  Computing the character table of a Lie group --  Multiplicative products of η-functions --  An E8 approach to F1 --  The Monster and its nonassociative algebra --  Some consequences of the classification of finite simple groups --  Group representations and the resolution of rational double points --  M24 and certain automorphic forms --  Generalized root systems and characters --  The uniqueness of the Fischer-Griess Monster --  Efficiency of finite simple groups and their covering groups --  Buildings and sporadic groups --  On the Head characters of the Monster simple group --  Residual geometries for sporadic and classical groups - A survey --  Some consequences of the elementary relations in SLn.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962349103321

Autore

Herring Mark Y. <1952->

Titolo

Genetic engineering / / Mark Y. Herring

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2006

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

9798400656156

9786612417870

9781282417878

1282417878

9780313060373

0313060371

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

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

Disciplina

660.6/5

Soggetti

Genetic engineering

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.