The Genome Generation

Elizabeth Finkel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2012
Melbourne University Press (Verlag)
978-0-522-85647-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Is the genomic revolution an overhyped flop or are we on the edge of a life changing revolution? How has it changed the way we practise medicine, grow crops and breed livestock? What have we learned about evolution? These are the questions science writer and molecular biologist Elizabeth Finkel explores in this volume.

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Is the genomic revolution an overhyped flop or are we on the edge of a life changing revolution? How has it changed the way we practise medicine, grow crops and breed livestock? What have we learned about evolution? These are the questions science writer and molecular biologist Elizabeth Finkel asked herself. To find the answers she travelled the science frontier from Botswana to Boston, from Warracknabeal to Mexico and tracked down scientists working in the field. Their stories, told here, paint the picture of what it means to be part of the genome generation.

Autor

Elizabeth Finkel holds a PhD in biochemistry and spent ten years as a professional research scientist before becoming an award-winning journalist. She is a contributing editor to Cosmos magazine and also writes for the US magazine Science. Her numerous awards include a Queensland Premier's Literary Award for her book,Stem Cells: Controversy at the Frontiers of Science. In 2011 she was named the National Press Club's Higher Education Journalist of the Year.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Carlton
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 388 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Bioinformatik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-522-85647-0 / 0522856470
• ISBN-13: 978-0-522-85647-7 / 9780522856477
• Zustand: Neuware