Decoding Our DNA: Craig Venter Vs the Human Genome Project (Scientific Rivalries and Scandals)

Ballen, Karen Gunnison

 
9780761354895: Decoding Our DNA: Craig Venter Vs the Human Genome Project (Scientific Rivalries and Scandals)
ISBN 10: 0761354891 ISBN 13: 9780761354895
Editorial: Twenty First Century Books, 2012

Sinopsis

Relates the race to map the human genome, discussing the debates over patenting the information, Venter's process that sped up his discoveries, and rivalry that continued after the project was completed.

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Reseña del editor

Traces the controversy-marked effort to sequence the human genome in the 1990s, discussing how leading scientist Craig Venter, discouraged by the methodical progress demonstrated by the Human Genome Project, started a competing company that challenged both groups to reach their goals sooner while triggering a bitter public dispute over intellectual rights.

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Editorial
Twenty First Century Books
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0761354891
ISBN 13 
9780761354895
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Número de páginas
64
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