Genetic engineering [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Y. Herring
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| Autore: |
Herring Mark Youngblood <1952->
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| Titolo: |
Genetic engineering [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Y. Herring
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 660.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genetic engineering |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Genetic engineering |
| ISBN: | 1-282-41787-8 |
| 9786612417870 | |
| 0-313-06037-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778528303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Historical guides to controversial issues in America.