Barry Barnes John Dupre (17 results)

Condition: Good. : En este libro, Barry Barnes y John Dupré ofrecen una explicación clara y animada de la revolución genómica y su promesa. El libro comienza con una breve historia de la ciencia de la genética y la genómica, desde Mendel hasta Watson y Crick y hasta Craig Venter; a partir de ahí, los autores profundizan en el uso de la genómica para determinar los caminos evolutivos y lo que puede decirnos, por ejemplo, sobre lo lejos que hemos llegado de nuestros antepasados ​​simios. Luego, Barnes y Dupré consideran tanto el poder como los riesgos de la genética, desde el potencial económico de los genomas de las plantas hasta las afirmaciones exageradas de que ciertos genes humanos pueden estar directamente relacionados con rasgos como la inteligencia o la homosexualidad. EAN: 9780226054568 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencias Título: Genomes and What to Make of Them Autor: Barry Barnes| John Dupré Editorial: University of Chicago Press Idioma: en Páginas: 288 Formato: tapa blanda. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 288.

Hardback. Condition: New. The announcement in 2003 that the Human Genome Project had completed its map of the entire human genome was heralded as a stunning scientific breakthrough: our first full picture of the basic building blocks of human life. Since then, boasts about the benefits - and warnings of the dangers - of genomics have remained front-page news, with everyone agreeing that genomics has the potential to radically alter life as we know it.For the nonscientist, the claims and counterclaims are dizzying - what does it really mean to understand the genome? Barry Barnes and John Dupre offer an answer to that question and much more in "Genomes and What to Make of Them", a clear and lively account of the genomic revolution and its promise. The book opens with a brief history of the science of genetics and genomics, from Mendel to Watson and Crick and all the way up to Craig Venter; from there the authors delve into the use of genomics in determining evolutionary paths - and what it can tell us, for example, about how far we really have come from our ape ancestors.Barnes and Dupre then consider both the power and risks of genetics, from the economic potential of plant genomes to overblown claims that certain human genes can be directly tied to such traits as intelligence or homosexuality.Ultimately, the authors argue, we are now living with a new knowledge as powerful in its way as nuclear physics, and the stark choices that face us - between biological warfare and gene therapy, a new eugenics or a new agricultural revolution - will demand the full engagement of both scientists and citizens.Written in straightforward language but without denying the complexity of the issues, "Genomes and What to Make of Them" is an up-to-date primer and a blueprint for the future.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. pp. 288.

2008, viii, 273 pp., linnen met stofomslag, handtekening op schutblad verder als nieuw.

Condition: Very Good. Light wear to the jacket. Faint marks & tanning to the edges of the textblock. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 273 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 273 1st Edition.

Condition: New. pp. viii + 273 Illus.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: New. For the nonscientist, the claims and counterclaims are dizzying - what does it really mean to understand the genome? In this title, the authors offer an answer to this question and many more in a clear account of the genomic revolution and its promise.

Gebunden. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorBarry Barnes is a codirector of the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society at the University of Exeter, at which he was formerly professor of sociology. He is the author of several books on the sociology of .

Hardback. Condition: New. The announcement in 2003 that the Human Genome Project had completed its map of the entire human genome was heralded as a stunning scientific breakthrough: our first full picture of the basic building blocks of human life. Since then, boasts about the benefits - and warnings of the dangers - of genomics have remained front-page news, with everyone agreeing that genomics has the potential to radically alter life as we know it.For the nonscientist, the claims and counterclaims are dizzying - what does it really mean to understand the genome? Barry Barnes and John Dupre offer an answer to that question and much more in "Genomes and What to Make of Them", a clear and lively account of the genomic revolution and its promise. The book opens with a brief history of the science of genetics and genomics, from Mendel to Watson and Crick and all the way up to Craig Venter; from there the authors delve into the use of genomics in determining evolutionary paths - and what it can tell us, for example, about how far we really have come from our ape ancestors.Barnes and Dupre then consider both the power and risks of genetics, from the economic potential of plant genomes to overblown claims that certain human genes can be directly tied to such traits as intelligence or homosexuality.Ultimately, the authors argue, we are now living with a new knowledge as powerful in its way as nuclear physics, and the stark choices that face us - between biological warfare and gene therapy, a new eugenics or a new agricultural revolution - will demand the full engagement of both scientists and citizens.Written in straightforward language but without denying the complexity of the issues, "Genomes and What to Make of Them" is an up-to-date primer and a blueprint for the future.…

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