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Autore: | Avise John C |
Titolo: | The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering [[electronic resource] ] : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment / / John C. Avise |
Pubblicazione: | oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 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. 211-236) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 1 A Tale of Good and a Tale of Evil; 2 Framework of an Unfolding Revolution; 3 Engineering Microbes; 4 Getting Creative with Crops; 5 Genetic Engineering in the Barnyard; 6 Fields, Forests, and Streams; 7 Genetic Tinkering with Humans; Epilogue; Appendix: Tools and Workshops of Genetic Engineering; Glossary; References and Further Reading; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering |
ISBN: | 0-19-770131-0 |
1-280-53446-X | |
0-19-803790-2 | |
1-60256-838-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910783673003321 |
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