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010436
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London, Constable & Robinson Ltd., 2009.
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xviii, 382pBrown Spine
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Britannica guide
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From Gregor Mendel’s first experiments with peas during the eighteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998, genetics have become the key to cracking many of the scientific ideas of our age. How much do our genes determine our personalities? What makes us different from other species? What is revealed behind the controversy of genetically modified food or stem cell research? This volume is the ideal companion for students or general popular science readers who wish to know the facts behind the latest research and discoveries.
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List of illustrations
Introduction
Part 1: Building life
Molecules of life
Understanding genes and DNA
Part 2: Genetics through time
Historical background
Heredity and evolution
Evidence for evolution
Part 3: Genetics and human health
Human genetics
Human genetic disease
Part 4: Genetic today and tomorrow
Animal and plant breeding
Biotechnology
Part 5: Controversies in genetics
10 ethica l issues in genetics
Glossary
Index
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9781845299446 Pb.
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010603
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England, Oneworld Publications, 2009.
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xii, 194pOrange Spine
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Beginners Guides
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In this masterful introduction, Aaron Levine explains the science and development of cloning, right up to the present-day scandals surrounding attempts to clone humans. Guiding readers around the thorny political and ethical issues raised by such progress, Levine dispels the myths perpetuated by the media and sheds new light on the pros and cons of this fascinating and controversial topic.
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Preface
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
What cloning is and why it matters?
A cloning parts list: cells, genes and embryos
Dolly and her scientific predecessors
Animal cloning in the twenty-first century
Embryonic stem cells and the promise of therapeutic cloning
The ethical debate over human cloning
Cloning science in uncertain times
The future of cloning
Notes
Glossary
Index
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9781851685226 Pb.
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011137
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Kent, Ticktock Media Ltd., 2003.
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48pBlack Spine
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Days that changed the world
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Read about the origins of this astounding medical breakthrough, and re-live the way the world held its breath to see if this 'miracle baby' would be born healthy.
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Fertility and infertility
Understanding infertility
A new hope
Mixed reactions
Tried and tested
Looking forward
Timeline
Glossary
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1860074200 Pb.
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008741
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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64pBlack Spine
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Science at the Edge
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Looks at how infertile couples can become parents.Explains the causes of infertility and various treatments including IVF.
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An everyday miracle?
What causes infertility?
Treating infertility without IVF
The IVF story
How does IVF work?
The price of success
Doriver's story
Beyond IVF
Ethics, issues and the law
Where do we go from here?
Timeline
Glossary
Sources of information
Index
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0431148880 Pb.
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