Reshaping Life: Key Issues in Genetic Engineering

Nossal, G. J. V.

ISBN 10: 0521524237 / ISBN 13: 9780521524230

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Synopsis:

Reshaping Life is an eminently authoritative and lucid description of modern molecular biology and genetics, and the ethical implications of genetic engineering. Now in its third edition, it is fully revised and updated, taking advantage of a decade of progress in genetics and biotechnology. It offers a concise working knowledge of DNA science and of those aspects of cell biology needed to understand such issues as animal cloning, genetically modified food, and gene therapy. It examines the debates on the sociological and ethical issues surrounding modern technology, laying out the issues for the reader, while urging a rational approach.

Book Description: Reshaping Life is an authoritative yet easy-to-read description of molecular biology, genetics, and the ethical implications of genetic engineering. Now in its third edition, it has been fully updated, taking advantage of a decade of progress in genetics and biotechnology. It offers a concise working knowledge of DNA science and of those aspects of cell biology needed to understand such issues as animal cloning, genetically modified food, and gene therapy. It examines the debates on the sociological and ethical issues surrounding modern technology, laying out the issues for the reader, while urging a rational approach.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Reshaping Life: Key Issues in Genetic ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Edition: 3rd Edition