The Genetics Revolution: History, Fears, and Future of a Life-Altering Science (Record no. 294454)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780313336720
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.5 MOR-G
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Personal name Rose M Morgan
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Title The Genetics Revolution: History, Fears, and Future of a Life-Altering Science
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Greenwood Press
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Westport, Conn
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006
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Extent ix, 219 pages ; 26 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Recombining DNA molecules -- Splicing life: technological revolution or Pandora's box? -- The book of life: the Human Genome Project -- Laboratory babies: new biology, old morality -- The Warnock report -- The Human Genome Diversity Project -- The HGDP debate -- Stem-cell research -- A major decision -- Reproductive cloning -- Cloning a human.
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Summary, etc. What will our lives be like fifty years from now? What will we know about ourselves as humans, and how will that affect our lives? It's impossible to know the future for certain, but one thing we do know-perhaps nothing will alter our future more than the Genetics Revolution of the past thirty-five years. This book clarifies the history and examines the possible impact of five major areas of genetic research: The Human Genome Project and genetic engineering, In vitro fertilization (IVF) and the technology of reproduction, The Human Genome Diversity Project, which is studying the variation of the human genome, Embryonic stem-cell research, Cloning. All of these areas of research produce two reactions among the general public-hope for the improvement of people's lives, and fear of science out of control. The Genetics Revolution examines the scientific, social, and political impacts of the genetics on everyday life-in the past, in the present, and in the future. Each specific topic is contained within its own chapter for ease in accessing specific information. This is an ideal resource for students, teachers, and others preparing research papers. In addition, it integrates science and social science topics in a way that supports topics in the school curricula. The book contains documented, current information that both supports and challenges current thinking about genetics.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medical genetics -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Human cloning -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 01/09/2015   576.5 MOR-G DCB1075 01/09/2015 19/07/2019 Book