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" The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering : "
John C. Avise.
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BL
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1021175
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b775545
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| Main Entry
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Avise, John C.
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The hope, hype reality of genetic engineering : : remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment /\ John C. Avise.
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) :: illustrations
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0195169506
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: 0198037902
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: 128053446X
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: 142372058X
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: 1602568383
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: 6610534462
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: 9780195169508
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: 9780198037903
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: 9781280534461
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: 9781423720584
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: 9781602568389
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: 9786610534463
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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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Genetic engineering, Popular works.
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Genetic engineering.
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SCIENCE-- Biotechnology.
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Genetic engineering.
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Organisms, Genetically Modified.
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Risk assessment.
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Genetic Engineering.
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Organisms, Genetically Modified.
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Risk Assessment.
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| Dewey Classification
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660.6/5
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QH442.A98 2004eb
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2004 C-459
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QZ 52A958h 2004
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Q78-49clc
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Hope, hype, and reality of genetic engineering
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