Science, seeds and cyborgs : biotechnology and the appropriation of life / Finn Bowring.
Science, seeds and cyborgs : biotechnology and the appropriation of life / Finn Bowring.
Science, seeds and cyborgs : biotechnology and the appropriation of life / Finn Bowring.
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New York : Verso, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N306.46/ 43
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English
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xiii, 338 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Revolution in Molecular Biology -- 2. Agricultural Biotechnology and Ecological Risk -- 3. The Life Science Industry -- 4. Manufacturing Scarcity -- 5. Animal Biotechnology and Ethics -- 6. Health and Disease: The Limitations of Genetic Determinism -- 7. From Pharmacogenetics to Gene Therapy...
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New York : Verso, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"Science, Seeds and Cyborgs is a detailed examination and critique of the DNA-centric paradigm in molecular biology, and of the biotech industry it has spawned. It argues that the genetic manipulation of organisms is proceeding along a perilous path, where even the successes of the new genetic technologies produce corrosive cultural effects, making...
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Science, seeds and cyborgs : biotechnology and the appropriation of life / Finn Bowring.
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Includes bibliographical references ([278]-329) and index.
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N306.46/ 43
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74VvyXOGpgQX
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1859846874 :
9781859846872
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1859846874 (hbk.)
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306.46
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991016133799702626
