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Ahead of the curve [[electronic resource] ] : David Baltimore's life in science / / Shane Crotty
| Ahead of the curve [[electronic resource] ] : David Baltimore's life in science / / Shane Crotty |
| Autore | Crotty Shane <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina | 572.8/092 B |
| Soggetto topico | Molecular biologists - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aids vaccine
biographical biography caltech career college controversial controversy cultural history cultural studies culture dna famous scientist genetic engineering growing up life story mit molecular biology nobel prize political politics rockefeller science scientific research scientist true story university vaccine vietnam war |
| ISBN |
1-59734-456-7
1-282-75923-X 9786612759239 0-520-93026-6 |
| Classificazione | TB 3120 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- ONE. GREAT NECK, LONG ISLAND -- TWO. SWARTHMORE -- THREE. APPRENTICESHIPS -- FOUR. SALK INSTITUTE -- FIVE. MIT -- SIX. RECOMBINANT DNA -- SEVEN. NOBELGOLD -- POLIOVIRUS: AN INTERLUDE -- EIGHT. WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE -- NINE. ROCKEFELLER -- TEN. HOMECOMING -- ELEVEN. CALTECH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777365503321 |
Crotty Shane <1974->
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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DNA [[electronic resource] ] : promise and peril / / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe ; with a foreword by Victor A. McKusick
| DNA [[electronic resource] ] : promise and peril / / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe ; with a foreword by Victor A. McKusick |
| Autore | McCabe Linda L. <1947-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616/.042 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | McCabeEdward R. B |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical genetics - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abuse
abusive academic biology business civil rights cloning commodity cultural history cultural studies culture discovery discrimination dna ethics ethnicity evolution genetic revolution genetics genome genomics human centered biology judgement legal issues medical science medicine reproduction scholarly science scientific social history social issues social studies |
| ISBN |
1-281-38549-2
9786611385491 0-520-93393-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | DNA sequence does not equal destiny -- What is genomics? -- Genetic determinism -- The evolution and deconstruction of human-centered biology -- Race and ethnicity : your history is written in your genes -- Gender as a spectrum, not a dichotomy -- Genome-based forensics -- When genes belong to groups and not individuals -- Genes as commodities : ownership of genes by business interests -- Protection against genetic discrimination : the new civil right -- Reproductive technologies : on the road to designer babies? -- Reproductive cloning : from farm animals to pets to humans? -- Therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine -- Gene therapy : can the promise be fulfilled? -- Large population assessments : the foundation for genomic medicine -- Hidden destiny : unbounded by your DNA. |
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McCabe Linda L. <1947->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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Genetic nature/culture [[electronic resource] ] : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee
| Genetic nature/culture [[electronic resource] ] : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GoodmanAlan H
HeathDeborah <1952-> LindeeM. Susan |
| Soggetto topico |
Human population genetics
Human genetics - Research Human genetics - Moral and ethical aspects Anthropological ethics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
african american amazonia amazons ancient world anthropologist anthropology cloning critique cultural anthropology cultural divide cultural history cultural studies culture discourse dna dolly the sheep essay anthology essay collection eugenics genes genetics health sector healthcare human evolution human genome indigenous people natural world nature scholarly virtual reality |
| ISBN |
1-59734-631-4
0-520-92997-7 1-282-35710-7 9786612357107 |
| Classificazione | LB 29000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Anthropology in an Age of Genetics -- Chapter 1. Indigenous Peoples, Changing Social and Political Landscapes, and Human Genetics in Amazonia -- Chapter 2. Provenance and the Pedigree -- Chapter 3. Flexible Eugenics -- Chapter 4. The Commodification of Virtual Reality -- Chapter 5. Kinship, Genes, and Cloning -- Chapter 6. For the Love of a Good Dog -- Chapter 7. 98% Chimpanzee and 35% Daffodil -- Chapter 8. From Pure Genes to GMOs -- Chapter 9. Future Imaginaries -- Chapter 10. Reflections and Prospects for Anthropological Genetics in South Africa -- Chapter 11. The Genetics of African Americans -- Chapter 12. Human Races in the Context of Recent Human Evolution -- Chapter 13. Buried Alive -- Chapter 14. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783089903321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Life's origin [[electronic resource] ] : the beginnings of biological evolution / / edited by J. William Schopf
| Life's origin [[electronic resource] ] : the beginnings of biological evolution / / edited by J. William Schopf |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchopfJ. William <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico | Life - Origin |
| Soggetto non controllato |
amino acids
ancient world big bang biological evolution biological biology biotic comets dna evolution extraterrestrial fossil record history of life human biology human evolution hypotheses living organism meteorite origin of life prebiotic research rna science scientific history scientific solar system supernova tree of life world history |
| ISBN |
1-59734-715-9
0-520-92870-9 1-282-75912-4 9786612759123 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Historical understanding of life's beginnings / John Or -- From big bang to primordial planet : setting the stage for the origin of life / Alan W. Schwartz and Sherwood Chang -- Formation of the building blocks of life / Stanley L. Miller and Antonio Lazcano -- From building blocks to the polymers of life / James P. Ferris -- The origin of biological information / Leslie E. Orgel -- When did life begin? / J. William Schopf. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783044703321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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