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The genomics age : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are / Gina Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Gina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetics--Popular works.
- Genetics.
- Genomics--Popular works.
- Genomics.
- Genetics--Social aspects.
- Genomics--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Science is on the verge of unlocking the mysteries of life. Will the knowledge mean the beginning of a new era, or the end of life as we know it?
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8144-2838-X
- OCLC:
- 70110956
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