Strongest Boy World & Other Advent C CB: How Genetic Information Is Reshaping Our Lives
| AUTHOR | Reilly, Phillip R. |
| PUBLISHER | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (05/11/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
A collection of 20 essays on such topics as human ancestry, race, longevity, intelligence, aging, and disease. This book is a follow-on volume to the successful Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in Genetics. Phil Reilly uses specific cases to illuminate the science as well as the broad social and ethical issues concerned.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780879698010
ISBN-10:
0879698012
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
278
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
6.40 x 0.90 x 9.36 inches
Weight:
1.57 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics
Science | Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology
Science | Genetics
Dewey Decimal:
599.935
Library of Congress Control Number:
2005034951
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Noted physician, geneticist, and lawyer Reilly offers this collection of 20 engaging stories, each a delightful excursion that will expand readers' world view. As a tour guide, Reilly tells spellbinding tales that speculate on the impact on the future of sports, the evolutionary origins of humans, the mysteries of genetic diseases, and the impact of genetic engineering on the food supply.
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A collection of 20 essays on such topics as human ancestry, race, longevity, intelligence, aging, and disease. This book is a follow-on volume to the successful Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in Genetics. Phil Reilly uses specific cases to illuminate the science as well as the broad social and ethical issues concerned.
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