Book
Genethics : the clash between the new genetics and human values
Record details
- ISBN: 0674345665
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Physical Description:
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372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Edition: Rev and updated. ed.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1990
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Bibliography: p. 351-357 |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The legacy of genes -- 2. Dance of the genes -- 3. The dances of the chromosomes -- 4. The Darwinian dance : genes in populations -- 5. Recombinant DNA : the new choreography -- 6. Blaming crime on chromosomes : the mystery of the man with too many Ys -- 7. Genetic screening in the workplace : privacy and the human genome -- 8. Gene therapy : the "moral difference" between somatic and germ cells -- 9. Biological weapons : a dark side of the new genetics -- 10. Environmental damage to DNA : developing a sensitivity to the sufferings of genes -- 11. Crossing genetic boundaries : the curious case of the crown gall bacterium -- 12. Maize : in praise of genetic diversity -- 13. Maps and dreams : deciphering the human genome -- Epilogue: Searching for a new mythology. |
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| Subject: | Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | QH 438.7 S89 (Text) | 26040001460399 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
