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The genomic revolution : unveiling the unity of life

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The genomic revolution : unveiling the unity of life / Michael Yudell and Robert DeSalle, editors.
Publication
Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, with the American Museum of Natural History, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Yudell, Michael.
  • DeSalle, Rob.
  • American Museum of Natural History.
Description
xv, 249 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Genomics > Popular works
  • Human genome > Popular works
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the World Wide Web.
Contents
Making the genome public : the American Museum of Natural History and the coming age of genomics / Michael Yudell and Rob DeSalle -- Genome science and the new frontier -- Introduction / Nicholas Wade -- What does knowing about genomes mean for science and society? / Harold Varmus -- Sequencing the human genome : elucidating our genetic blueprint / Eric Green -- Whole-genome shotgun sequencing / J. Craig Venter -- After the genome: where should we go? / Leroy Hood -- Applications of genomics to medicine and agriculture -- Introduction / Robert Bazell -- Genomics : a rapid road from gene to patient / William Haseltine -- The origins of cancer and the human genome / Arnold J. Levine -- Gene diversity in the endorphin system: SNPs, chips, and possible implications / Mary Jeanne Kreek -- Genomics and biotechnology in agriculture / Barbara A. Schaal -- Exploring human variation : understanding identity in the genomic era -- Introduction / Rob DeSalle -- Using maternal and paternal genes to unlock human history / Douglas C. Wallace -- Eugenics, the genome, and human rights / Daniel J. Kevles -- Redesigning the self: the promise and perils of genetic enhancement / David J. Rothman -- Financial, legal, and ethical issues and the new genomics -- Introduction / Michael Waldholz -- Investing in the biotechnology sector / Kris H. Jenner -- The role of patents in exploiting the genome / Rebecca Eisenberg -- Social side effects of the new human molecular genetic diagnostics / Troy Duster -- Mapping morality : the rights and wrongs of genomics / Arthur l. Caplan -- Summing up : finding our way through the revolution / Kathi E. Hanna.
Call Number
JSE 02-1758
ISBN
0309074363 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2002004016
OCLC
49322520
Title
The genomic revolution : unveiling the unity of life / Michael Yudell and Robert DeSalle, editors.
Imprint
Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, with the American Museum of Natural History, c2002.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats
Also available via the World Wide Web.
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http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10125.html
Added Author
Yudell, Michael.
DeSalle, Rob.
American Museum of Natural History.
Research Call Number
JSE 02-1758
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