Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics [[electronic resource] /] / Philip R. Reilly
| Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics [[electronic resource] /] / Philip R. Reilly |
| Autore | Reilly Philip <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Medical genetics Genetic engineering |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-87969-659-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456149903321 |
Reilly Philip <1947->
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| Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics [[electronic resource] /] / Philip R. Reilly
| Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics [[electronic resource] /] / Philip R. Reilly |
| Autore | Reilly Philip <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Medical genetics Genetic engineering |
| ISBN | 0-87969-659-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780168803321 |
Reilly Philip <1947->
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| Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics / / Philip R. Reilly
| Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics / / Philip R. Reilly |
| Autore | Reilly Philip <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Medical genetics Genetic engineering |
| ISBN | 0-87969-659-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- HISTORY Using DNA to Understand the Past -- 1 Abraham Lincoln Did He Have Marfan Syndrome? -- 2 Kings and Queens Genetic Diseases in Royal Families -- 3 Toulouse- Lautrec An Artist despite His Genes -- 4 Old Bones DNA and Skeletons -- JUSTICE The DNA Revolution in the Courts -- 5 DNA Detectives The New DNA Evidence -- 6 Cold Hits The Rise of DNA Felon Databanks -- 7 Genes and Violence Do Mutations Cause Crime? -- 8 Wrongful Birth What Should the Doctor Know? -- BEHAVIOR Do Genes Make Us the Way We Are? -- 9 Mental Illness How Much Is Genetic? -- 10 Personality Were We Born This Way? -- 11 Talent Nature or Nurture? -- 12 Gay Genes What's the Evidence? -- PLANTS AND ANIMALS Genetic Engineering and Nature -- 13 Genetically Modified Organisms The Next Green Revolution? -- 14 Transgenic Animals New Foods and New Factories -- 15 Endangered Species New Genes Beat Extinction -- 16 Xenotransplantation Animal Organs to Save Humans -- DISEASES The Genetic Revolution in Medicine -- 17 Cystic Fibrosis Should Everyone Be Tested? -- 18 Breast Cancer The Burden of Knowing -- 19 Alzheimer Disease Are You at High Risk? -- 20 Gene Therapy The Dream and the Reality -- DILEMMAS Genetic Technologies and Individual Choice -- 21 Genetic Testing and Privacy Who Should Be Able to Know Your Genes? -- 22 Frozen Embryos People or Property? -- 23 Cloning Why Is Everyone Opposed? -- 24 Eugenics Can We Improve the Gene Pool? -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910954707903321 |
Reilly Philip <1947->
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| Cold Spring Harbor, NY, : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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