Genetic engineering : manipulating the mechanisms of life

Examines the fields of modern molecular biology from their beginning to recent discoveries and technical breakthroughs. Focuses on cell theory, cloning, ethics of genetic engineering, and the history of genetic engineering to the science of heredity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hodge, Russ , 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Facts On File , c2009
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Online Access:Table of contents only

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300 |a xx, 219 p. :   |b ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. ;   |c 24 cm. 
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505 0 |a 1. From breeding to a science of heredity -- 2. Classical genetics (1900-1950) -- 3. Molecular genetics: what genes are and how they work (1950-1970) -- 4. The rise of genetic engineering (1970-1990) -- 5. Genetic engineering in the age of genomes -- 6. Ethics and genetic engineering 
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