The genome generation / Elizabeth Finkel.

Author/creator Finkel, Elizabeth
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCarlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents The idea of a gene -- 'Junk is telling us something' -- Lamarck returns -- Your genetic future -- Surviving AIDS -- Feeding nine billion -- Meet your ancestor.
Abstract "The year 2001 saw the completion of the human genome project, the culmination of a fourteen-year, $3 billion international race to read every letter of the code that makes up a human being. Reading this code was the most profound revelation in the history of knowledge, with the potential to unveil the secret of what makes us human. After three years of investigation, Elizabeth Finkel brings us the biggest news stories from the genetics frontier. She looks at the revolution in the areas of medicine, agriculture and evolution, travelling from Botswana to Boston, from Singapore to Mexico, from wheatfields in the Wimmera plains to laboratories all over Australia to help us understand what is happening in 'The Genome Generation'"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-264) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780522856477 (pbk.)
ISBN0522856470 (pbk.)

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