Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises And Realities, Revised Second Edition
SKU: DADAX0309096219
ISBN : 9780309096218
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Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, Revised Second Edition
"Biotechnology" may raise more hope and fear...revelation and confusion...excitement and alarm than any other term in today's headlines. In Biotechnology Unzipped, scientist and skilled science popularizer Eric Grace helps readers understand what biotechnology is and what implications it holds for all of us.
Grace offers a reader-friendly explanation of how we came to where we are--from the coining of the word "cell" in 1665 through Darwin's breakthrough insight on evolution and the unraveling of the DNA helix to the 1997 announcement of the cloning of Dolly the sheep.
This book uses everyday metaphors to help readers understand the genetic code and how it works to produce every form of life. Grace deals frankly with the reality that biotechnology is first and foremost a commercial activity. Focusing on the ethical implications, he looks at the scope of public opinion, the role of the media, the vulnerability of the poor to exploitation, and the problem of patenting life itself.
Grace explores the promises and realities of biotechnology in major arenas:
Specification of Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, Revised Second Edition
GENERAL | |
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Author | A Joseph Henry Press book |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-10 | 0309096219 |
ISBN-13 | 9780309096218 |
Publisher | Joseph Henry Press |
Publication Date | 2006 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Height | 6 inch. |
Length | 0.5 inch. |
Width | 8.75 inch. |
Weight | 0.9 pounds. |
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