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" DNA and your body : "
Colin Masters.
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BL
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946160
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b700530
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Masters, Colin.
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| Title & Author
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DNA and your body : : what you need to know about biotechnology /\ Colin Masters.
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Sydney :: UNSW Press,, 2005.
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ix, 195 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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0868409847
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: 9780868409849
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-185) and index.
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| Contents
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DNA, growth and differentiation -- DNA and disease -- DNA and the human genome project -- DNA and cloning -- DNA and genetic engineering -- DNA and tissue engineering -- DNA and the adult human body -- DNA and ageing -- DNA and aberrant development -- DNA and proteomics -- DNA and the future.
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This book "explains the many opportunities this new understanding presents: from stem-cell research and cloning technologies to tackling the scourge of denenerative diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. Learn about: - Cloning, and the fate of Dolly the sheep, - Genetic diseases, including the genetics of cancer, - The ageing process, - Gene therapy, - Designer babies, -Stem cells and stem-cell research, Genetic engineering and GM foods, - The Human genome project, - The coming revolution in medicine, - Who owns your DNA?, - DNA and the future."--Back cover.
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Biotechnology, Popular works.
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DNA, Popular works.
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Biotechnology.
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DNA.
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Genetic Techniques.
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Genomics.
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Biotechnology.
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DNA.
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660.6
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TP248.215.M37 2005
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