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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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The DNA mystique [[electronic resource] ] : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee
| The DNA mystique [[electronic resource] ] : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
| Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
| Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-59148-7
9786612591488 0-472-02507-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456083003321 |
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The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee
| The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
| Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
| Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
| ISBN |
1-282-59148-7
9786612591488 0-472-02507-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780874003321 |
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The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee
| The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
| Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
| Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
| ISBN |
9786612591488
9781282591486 1282591487 9780472025077 0472025074 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962445403321 |
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The Double-edged helix [[electronic resource] ] : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]
| The Double-edged helix [[electronic resource] ] : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AlperJoseph S. <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics - Social aspects
Medical ethics Biology - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8018-7758-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Perspectives on Perspectives""; ""1 - Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior""; ""2 - Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics""; ""3 - Genetics and Behavior in the News""; ""4 - Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics""; ""5 - Invisible Women""; ""6 - Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion""; ""7 - African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing""; ""8 - Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity""; ""9 - The Origins of Homosexuality""
""10 - Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to the ��Gay-Gene�� Debates""""11 - The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies""; ""12 - Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination""; ""13 - Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455034303321 |
| Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
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The double-edged helix [[electronic resource] ] : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]
| The double-edged helix [[electronic resource] ] : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AlperJoseph S. <1946-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics - Social aspects
Medical ethics Biology - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8018-7758-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Perspectives on Perspectives""; ""1 - Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior""; ""2 - Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics""; ""3 - Genetics and Behavior in the News""; ""4 - Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics""; ""5 - Invisible Women""; ""6 - Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion""; ""7 - African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing""; ""8 - Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity""; ""9 - The Origins of Homosexuality""
""10 - Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to the ��Gay-Gene�� Debates""""11 - The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies""; ""12 - Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination""; ""13 - Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780040903321 |
| Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
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The Double-edged helix : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]
| The Double-edged helix : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AlperJoseph S. <1946-> |
| Collana | Bioethics Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics - Social aspects
Medical ethics Biology - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8018-7758-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Perspectives on Perspectives""; ""1 - Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior""; ""2 - Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics""; ""3 - Genetics and Behavior in the News""; ""4 - Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics""; ""5 - Invisible Women""; ""6 - Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion""; ""7 - African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing""; ""8 - Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity""; ""9 - The Origins of Homosexuality""
""10 - Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to the ��Gay-Gene�� Debates""""11 - The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies""; ""12 - Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination""; ""13 - Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973101603321 |
| Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002 | ||
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Encyclopedia of genetics, genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics
| Encyclopedia of genetics, genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J. : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (8 volumes (3897 pages)) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Human genetics
Human genome Genetics Proteomics Bioinformatics Genome, Human Computational Biology |
| ISBN | 0-470-01153-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | v. 1-2. Genetics / editor, Lynn B. Jorde -- v. 3-4. Genomics / editor, Peter F.R. Little -- v. 5-6. Proteomics / editor, Michael J. Dunn -- v. 7-8. Bioinformatics / editor, Shankar Subramaniam. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142438803321 |
| Hoboken, N.J. : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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