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Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics
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Keekok Lee |
"This book explores the issues raised in the modern fields of genetic research and biotechnology. As philosophers try to make sense of the issues, the author primarily examines these from an ontologi… |
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Nature after the genome
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Sarah Parry |
"Nature After The Genome features a series of case studies that explore the relationship between developments in genomic technologies and our knowledge and understanding of nature. Features the lat… |
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Die Klone der Joanna May. Roman
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Fay Weldon |
Joanna May was once married to Carl May, the wealthy CEO of a nuclear energy corporation, but they have been divorced for ten years after Joanna was caught in an incidental love affair. Since then, C… |
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The map of bones
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Francesca Haig |
"Book Two in the critically acclaimed The Fire Sermon trilogy--The Hunger Games meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road in this richly imagined post-apocalyptic series by award-winning poet Francesca Haig. … |
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DNA is not destiny
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Steven J. Heine |
"Do you fear what might be lurking in your DNA? Well, now you can find out, and you most likely will. Scientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025, and as the price dr… |
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Jurassic World
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David Lewman |
Twenty years ago, Dr. John Hammond had a dream: a theme park where visitors from all over the world could experience the thrill and awe of witnessing actual dinosaurs. Now his dream has finally becom… |
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Bioethics
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Donna Dickenson |
1. Should we do whatever science lets us do? -- 'Girls! sell you eggs and enjoy the nightlife of Chennai!' -- 3. Designer babies, transhumans and lesser mortals -- 4. Are genes us? -- 5. 'Could you p… |
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Genetic engineering
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Pete Moore |
Explores the issues in detail, looking at the historical background and the implications of its use today. Uses real-life case studies throughout and includes fact panels and statistics. Suggested le… |
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Biotechnology and cloning
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Lisa Firth |
Recent advances in science have provoked debate about where cloning will take us. This book considers the social and ethical considerations of cloning, including whether cloning humans is acceptable,… |
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Genetics and genetic engineering
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Barbara Wexler |
This volume focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding genetics and genetic engineering-- |
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Omnibus (Eyes of the Dragon / Firestarter)
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Stephen King |
Contains:
[Eyes of the Dragon](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81602W)
[Firestarter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81623W) |
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The ultimate experiment
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Nicholas Wade |
Explains how genetic materials are manipulated in laboratories and examines the scientific, political, social and moral implications of these techniques. |
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Clone
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Gina Kolata |
"Award-winning scientific journalist Gina Kolata ... reveals the story behind Dolly--reaching back to our earliest attempts to clone, uncovering the startling, largely unreported events that led to D… |
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Lords of the harvest
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Daniel Charles |
"The food we eat is being transformed before our eyes. Biotech companies are creating designer crops with strange powers - from cholesterol-reducing soybeans to tobacco plants that act as solar-power… |
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Monster Makers, Inc
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Laurence Yep |
On planet Carefree, young Piper Kincaid and his father run Monster Makers, Inc., a genetic engineering concern that produces miniature dinosaurs, mammoths, and other specially-created creatures for f… |
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New frontiers in genetics
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Sandy Bornstein |
Discusses new advances in genetic science and examines the benefits, risks, and potential problems that these pose for the human community now and in the future. |
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A dictionary of genetic engineering
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S. G. Oliver |
Over 500 terms defined; intended as technical terminology and slang or jargon also used in the field. Will interest workers and students in cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, chemical eng… |
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Babies by Design
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Ronald M. Green,Ronald Michael Green |
Already technology enables parents to select some genetic traits for their children, and soon it will be possible to begin to shape ourselves as a species. Countering loud cries of alarm, bioethics e… |
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Firestarter
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Stephen King |
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. In July and August 1980, two excerpts from the novel were published in Omni. In 1981, Firest… |
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Uncertain Peril
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Claire Hope Cummings |
Claire Hope CummingsUncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of SeedsHow genetic engineering threatens seeds, and the story of those trying to save this most basic environmental resourceLi… |
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