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" Future of DNA : "
J Wirz
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BL
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775903
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b595899
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J Wirz
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Future of DNA : : Proceedings of an international.\ J Wirz
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Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012
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(287 pages)
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9401154945
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: 9789401154949
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Front ; Table of contents; Preface; Introduction; The limits of culture in biotechnology; The cultural powers of the gene --; identity, destiny and the social meaning of heredity; Back to the future; in the environment: ecological, and therefore societal, implications; 6 DNA in the environment: ecological, and therefore societal, implications; 7 DNA and the new organicism; 8 DNA at the edge of contextual biology; 10 Genomic instability --; a story of repair, cancer and evolution with existential impact on the individual; Human biography and its genetic instrument. 14 DNA and food technology --; between natural food and food design18 in context --; genes, organisms and evolution illustrated through algae and buttercups; Transgenic plants --; consequences and impacts for production and ecology; Intrinsic value of plants and animals: from philosophy to implementation; Does human retardation occur at the molecular level?; 23 Heredity, gene therapy and religion; Genetic engineering and xenotransplantation; 25 Embryo, heredity and DNA; 26 Meeting the person behind the scientist involved in gene technology --; summary of the round table discussions. 27 Biotechnology as a socio-technical ensemble --; closing remarks and reflection.
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Biochemistry.
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E T Lammerts Van Bueren
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J Wirz
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