Glowing genes : a revolution in biotechnology / Marc Zimmer.
Glowing genes : a revolution in biotechnology / Marc Zimmer.
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N572.4358/1
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English
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p. ; cm.
Contents
1. Living light -- 2. From Pliny's walking stick to burning angles -- 3. Using fireflies to look for life on Mars? -- 4. Shimomura's "squeezate" -- 5. Where is the GFP recipe? : let's photocopy it -- 6. The birth of the green fluorescent protein revolution -- 7. Thirsty potatoes and green blood -- 8...
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Glowing Genes is the first popular science book on an amazing new area of biotechnology that will help us understand cancer, create new products, improve agriculture, and combat terrorism. For more than 160 million years, green fluorescent protein has existed in one species in jellyfish. In 1994 it was cloned, giving rise to a host of useful and p...
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Glowing genes : a revolution in biotechnology / Marc Zimmer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N572.4358/1
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1591022533 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781591022534 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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572.4358
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991019667369702626
