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BL
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658770
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LeVine, Harry,1949-
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| Title & Author
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Genetic engineering : : a reference handbook /\ Harry Le Vine III
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary world issues
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xvi, 264 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0585058652
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: 9780585058658
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: 0874369622
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: 9780874369625
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Overview of genetic engineering : Genetic engineering and health : a revolution in medicine -- Genetic engineering of food -- Biomanufacturing -- Bioremediation : environmental restoration -- International impact of genetic engineering -- Predictions about genetic engineering -- What can be done? -- Chronology of genetic engineering
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Biographical sketches : William French Anderson -- Paul Berg -- Herbert Wayne Boyer -- Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty -- John William Coleman -- Francis Sellers Collins -- Francis Harry Compton Crick -- Rosalind Franklin -- Albert Gore, Jr. -- Leroy E. Hood -- Edward Moore Kennedy -- Michael Martin -- Barbara McClintock -- Louis Pasteur -- Jeremy Rifkin -- Marian Lucy Rivas -- Maxine Frank Singer -- Robert Swanson -- J. Craig Venter -- James Dewey Watson
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Facts, data, and opinion : Statistical data -- Genetic engineering as a business -- Medical applications -- Agriculture and manufacturing -- Bioremediation -- Ethics -- Human cloning
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| Abstract
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"Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook presents a complete overview of this pressing topic, including key background material for understanding the science; a historical account of genetic engineering; biographical sketches of leading contributors; data and documents central to the debate; a glossary that explains technical terms; and resources for those who wish to delve deeper into the subject."--Jacket
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Genetic engineering, Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Genetic Engineering
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| Dewey Classification
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660.6/5
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TP248.6.L4 1999
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