The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering [[electronic resource] ] : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment / / John C. Avise
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Avise John C
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| Titolo: |
The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering [[electronic resource] ] : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment / / John C. Avise
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| Pubblicazione: | oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 660.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genetic engineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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: | 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.: | 9910450295303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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