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Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, Revised Second Edition

Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, Revised Second Edition

Grace, Eric S.
A Joseph Henry Press Book

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Biology

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ISBN10: 0309096219
ISBN13: 9780309096218
Publisher: Joseph Henry Pr
Published: Sep 1 2006
Pages: 255
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.96
Language: English

In this update to the very popular first edition of the same name, skilled science popularizer Eric Grace helps readers understand what biotechnology is and what implications it holds for all of us.

Following on the heels of the success of the first edition, this thoroughly updated version offers an in-depth and accessible review of the basics of biotechnology. Accomplished science communicator Eric Grace focuses on the ethical implications involved, the wide range of public opinions both at home and abroad, the role of the media in communicating a complicated science topic, and the formidable problems associated with patenting life itself. With an emphasis on medicine, agriculture, and the environment, Grace explores the promises and realities of biotechnology. He deals frankly with the fact that biotechnology is first and foremost a commercial activity, often driven by big business and directed by the bottom line. And as biotechnology is used more frequently in medical diagnosis and treatment, we are witness to significant setbacks and reversals, dimming hopes that were prevalent when the first edition was released.

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