The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment

The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment / John C. Avise.

An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Avise, John C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Genetic engineering > Popular works.
Genetic engineering.
Transgenic organisms.
Risk assessment.
risk assessment.
SCIENCE > Biotechnology.
Organisms, Genetically Modified.
Transgenic organisms
Risk assessment
Genetic engineering
Electronic book.
Popular works
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Table of Contents:
  • A tale of good and a tale of evil
  • Framework of an unfolding revolution
  • Engineering microbes
  • Getting creative with crops
  • Genetic engineering in the barnyard
  • Fields, forests, and streams
  • Genetic tinkering with humans.

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