The genomics age : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are

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• Full Title: The genomics age : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are/ Gina Smith.

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224) and index.
• Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 081442838X; 9780814428382; 0814408435; 9780814408438
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)57032498

Publication Statement

• Place: New York, NY
• Publisher: AMACOM--American Management Association
• Date: 2005

Physical Description

• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 262 pages) :
• Illustrations: illustrations

Table Of Contents

• Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary.

Summary

• Science is on the verge of unlocking the mysteries of life. Will the knowledge mean the beginning of a new era, or the end of life as we know it?

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