The Gene Hunters [electronic resource] : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds.

By:

Juma, Calestous

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (303 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781400860258
1400860253

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gene Hunters : Biotechnology and the Scramble for Seeds.DDC classification:

338.1/6 19

LOC classification:

S494.5.B563

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Summary: The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the ""gene hunters"" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such awesome power, the human race has put itself in a position to govern evolution. What will we do with the abilities we now command? asks this broad and stimulating book on the role of plant material in economic development. Writing in a style that is easily understandable even to those with no background in biotechn.

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The world is on the verge of receiving new life forms that will profoundly and irrevocably change the global economy: the ""gene hunters"" who first cloned the gene in 1973 are now not only modifying existing species but also creating new plants and animals. Ready or not for such awesome power, the human race has put itself in a position to govern evolution. What will we do with the abilities we now command? asks this broad and stimulating book on the role of plant material in economic development. Writing in a style that is easily understandable even to those with no background in biotechn.