Signs of Life
Language and Meanings of DNA
Published on 27. April 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-14-023069-7 (ISBN)
Description
It's barely 40 years ago that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the code of law that governs inheritance, the base-pairing rules of DNA. Since then, there has been an explosion of knowledge: scientists can now manipulate DNA to correct a damaged cell, nurture an endangered embryo, arrest degenerative diseases, detect foetal chromosome abnormalities and even secure convictions by genetic fingerprinting. The underlying potential of such a powerful knowledge creates grounds for an explosive ethical and legal debate.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
further reading, index
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
165 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-023069-7 (9780140230697)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Invisible cities and crystalline books; chromosomes and canons; sentences, sculptures and the ambiguities of translation; the molecular word processor; texts, contexts and the transgenic stage; between physics and history - the new paradigm of biology.