Perilous Knowledge: Human Genome Project and Its Implications - Couverture rigide

Wilkie, Tom

 
9780571164233: Perilous Knowledge: Human Genome Project and Its Implications
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ISBN 10 : 0571164234 ISBN 13 : 9780571164233
Editeur : Faber & Faber, 1993

Synopsis

The human genome project is an attempt to map and analyze every single human gene, one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken since the flight to the moon. Costing more than #2 billion, the project has huge potential benefits, including the eradication of genetic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. But it also raises profound ethical and practical questions such as what does it mean to regard human life as no more than the biological expression of a computer programme? Drawing on interviews with key figures worldwide, this book describes the human genome project and the increasing controversy it is causing, as scientists argue over the direction of research and governments debate their country's level of funding.

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Éditeur
Faber & Faber
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0571164234
ISBN 13 
9780571164233
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780520085534: Perilous Knowledge: The Human Genome Project and Its Implications

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0520085531 ISBN 13 :  9780520085534
Editeur : University of California Press, 1994
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