Reshaping life : key issues in genetic engineering / G.J.V. Nossal and Ross L. Coppel.

  • Nossal, G. J. V. (Gustav Joseph Victor), 1931-
Date:
[2002], ©2002
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Publication/Creation

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2002], ©2002.

Physical description

x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition

3rd ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-162) and index.

Contents

The genie is out of the bottle -- The organization of life -- The mechanics of gene transplantation -- Genomes: the encyclopaedias of life -- Factories for precious proteins -- Genes as diagnostic probes -- Gene therapy, cellular engineering and human cloning -- Vaccines of the future -- Genetically manipulated organisms -- The DNA industry -- Scientists playing God -- Genetic engineering and public policy -- Distant horizons.

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    Medical Collection
    QH442 2002N67r
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ISBN

  • 0521818788
  • 9780521818780
  • 0521524237
  • 9780521524230