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Book, 2001
Current format, Book, 2001, 1st American ed, No Longer Available.
Book, 2001
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A renowned science writer reveals how the insights of Gregor Mendel, a mid-nineteenth-century Moravian friar whose experiments with peas created the foundation for modern genetics, are the key to understanding genetics today, and discusses the ethical implications of current genetic technologies, from cloning to the Human Genome Project. 10,000 first printing. Science writer Tudge (philosophy, London School of Economics) reflects on the social and ethical implications of genetic research and its application to a living world while he traces the history of modern concepts of heredity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Explains how the insights of Gregor Mendel are the key to understanding genetics today, and discusses the ethical implications of current genetic technologies, from cloning to the Human Genome Project.
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