Reshaping life : key issues in genetic engineering

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Reshaping life : key issues in genetic engineering

G.J.V. Nossal, Ross L. Coppel

Cambridge University Press, 1989

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-162)

Includes index

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Description

Genetic engineering is one of the most exciting scientific developments this century and this book, an updated version of Sir Gustav Nossal's highly successful first edition, is a simple exposition of this complex subject and its related ethical issues. Comprehensible to the intelligent layman, it describes the fundamentals of molecular genetics and the principles of genetic engineering. The various ways in which gene transfer has revolutionized medical science and the potential for its use in agriculture, mining and waste disposal are described as well as the industries that have grown up based on this technology. The final chapters discuss the ethical considerations, the public policy implications and the future. This new edition contains updated material on the recent technological advances in the field of gene cloning (e.g. genetic fingerprinting) and some early chapters have been extensively updated by Dr Ross Coppel to make the biological concepts even easier to grasp.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. The Genie is out of the bottle
  • 2. The organization of life
  • 3. The mechanics of gene transplantation
  • 4. Factories for precious proteins
  • 5. Genes as diagnostic probes
  • 6. Gene therapy and cellular engineering
  • 7. Vaccines of the future
  • 8. Genes as technological slaves
  • 9. The DNA industry
  • 10. Scientists playing God
  • 11. Genetic engineering and public policy
  • 12. Distant horizons
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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