Gene future : the promise and perils of the new biology /
"As Lee so wisely and eloquently cautions, there may be perils along this pathway as well as miraculous discoveries. Do dangers lurk in this new technological approach to nature? May we unwittingly be doing irreparable harm to individuals, not to mention the biosphere? This perceptive author ev...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum,
[1993]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "As Lee so wisely and eloquently cautions, there may be perils along this pathway as well as miraculous discoveries. Do dangers lurk in this new technological approach to nature? May we unwittingly be doing irreparable harm to individuals, not to mention the biosphere? This perceptive author even-handedly assesses the controversies surrounding the perils that may await us as molecular science moves out of the laboratory and into our homes and environment. This fascinating and comprehensive volume shows that the time has come to confront our gene future, because our gene future is now."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 339 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-319) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781489927606 (electronic bk.) 1489927603 (electronic bk.) |