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UNINA9910827449903321 |
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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 |
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Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1985] |
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©1985 |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Contemporary mathematics, , 0271-4132 ; ; 45 , 0271-4132 |
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"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. |
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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. |
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UNINA9910962349103321 |
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Autore |
Herring Mark Y. <1952-> |
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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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9798400656156 |
9786612417870 |
9781282417878 |
1282417878 |
9780313060373 |
0313060371 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Historical guides to controversial issues in America, , 1541-0021 |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216). |
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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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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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