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Genetic engineering : manipulating the mechanisms of life / by Hodge, Russ,1961-(CARDINAL)358066;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From breeding to a science of heredity -- The origins of domestic plants and animals -- The rise of agriculture and domestication -- Early ideas of inheritance -- The girl who gave birth to rabbits -- Heredity and the theory of evolution -- Gregor mendel discovers the laws of heredity -- Classical genetics (1900-1950) -- Cell theory and the discovery of chromosomes -- The rediscovery of mendel's work -- The debate over natural selection -- Chromosomes and heredity -- Sex and the X-Y chromosomes -- Fruit flies and the birth of the modern laboratory -- Gene maps -- Chromosome puzzles -- Maize and "jumping genes" -- "One gene makes one enzyme" -- Molecular genetics: what genes are and how they work (1950-1970) -- Physics stimulates new ways of thinking about genes -- Genes are made of DNA -- The double helix -- RNA is the messenger -- The architecture of genes -- On-off switches for genes -- The flow of information from gene to protein in complex organisms -- The rise of genetic engineering (1970-1990) -- Recombinant DNA -- "Natural" genetic engineering -- Molecular cloning and using bacteria as drug factories -- DNA sequencing -- The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -- Making and marketing genetically modified plants and animals for food -- Knock outs, knock ins, and other methods to study gene functions -- Beatrice Mintz: a pioneer of mouse genetics -- Transgenic animals and models of human disease -- DNA fingerprinting -- Genetic engineering in the age of genomes -- The complexity of genomes -- Introns and alternative splicing -- Non-coding RNAs -- Quality control: how cells detect defective genes -- RNA knock outs -- Molecular machines -- Conditional mutagenesis -- Other methods of controlling the output of genes -- Molecular medicine and gene therapies -- Personalized medicine in the genome age -- DNA vaccines and t cell therapies -- Ethics and genetic engineering -- Reproductive cloning -- Therapeutic cloning and experiments with human cells -- Genetic testing and concerns about eugenics -- GM foods and the rise of environmental movements -- Owning genes, genomes, and living beings -- A look farther ahead.
Subjects: Genetic engineering;
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Genetic engineering : modern progress or future peril? / by Tagliaferro, Linda.(CARDINAL)265480;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-155) and index.What is genetic engineering? -- Transgenic plants -- Transgenic animals -- Engineering humans -- The new eugenics? -- The cloning controversy -- Should we patent life? -- Who should regulate genetic engineering?
Subjects: Genetic engineering.; Genetic engineering;
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Genetic engineering : science, technology, engineering / by Burgan, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)645032;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A science of life -- Genetic engineering today -- Working with genes for a living -- An interview with genetic engineer Michael White -- From the lab to you -- The future -- Career stats.Readers will learn about the history of genetics from the initial discover of DNA to todays most incredible developments. They will also find out what role genetics are likely to play in upcoming technology and discover what it takes to make it in this fascinating field of science.1050LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Biotechnology;
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Genetic engineering : shaping the material of life / by Thro, Ellen.(CARDINAL)738828;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114) and index.Defines and traces the history of genetic engineering and describes its uses in medicine, agriculture, and business.
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Genetic engineering;
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Genetic engineering : debating the benefits and concerns / by Judson, Karen,1941-(CARDINAL)381240;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-121) and index.Welcome to the clone age -- Genetic engineering -- Gene therapy -- Genetic testing -- Genetic discrimination, privacy, and civil liberties -- The gene business -- Genetics in our future.Explores the debates and controversy surrounding genetic engineering, and presents various viewpoints on genetic discrimination, gene therapy, and cloning.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Genetic engineering.;
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Genetic engineering : opposing viewpoints / by Wekesser, Carol,1963-(CARDINAL)358941;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233) and index.Does genetic engineering benefit or harm society? -- How does genetic engineering affect agriculture? -- Is DNA fingerprinting accurate? -- How will genetic engineering affect health care? -- How should genetic engineering be regulated?Presents opposing viewpoints on issues related to genetic engineering, including its effect on society, agriculture, and health care; the accuracy of DNA fingerprinting; and federal regulation.
Subjects: Genetic engineering.; Genetic engineering; Genetic engineering; Genetic engineering; Clones.; Genetics.; Cloning.;
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Leviathan / by Huggins, James Byron.(CARDINAL)375696;
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Genetic engineering;
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Blood of heaven / by Myers, Bill,1953-(CARDINAL)370179;
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Christian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Science fiction.; Genetic engineering;
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Adulthood rites : xenogenesis / by Butler, Octavia E.(CARDINAL)341717;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Genetic engineering;
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Chimera / by Shetterly, Will,author.(DLC)n 88668626 (CARDINAL)778650;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Genetic engineering;
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