Book ID: CBB000520003

Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome (2004)

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Gee, Henry (Author)


W. W. Norton & Co.


Publication Date: 2004
Physical Details: xvi + 272 pp.; notes; index
Language: English

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Review Maienschein, Jane (2005) Review of "Jacob's Ladder: The History of the Human Genome". Journal of the History of Biology (p. 159). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Martynoga, Ben
Amalia Leguizamón
Yi, Doogab
Wörmann, Stefan
Weingart, Peter
Vermaas, Pieter E.
Concepts
Biotechnology
Genetic engineering
Biology and ethics; bioethics
Science and politics
Public understanding of science
Genetics
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
Germany
San Francisco (California)
Edinburgh
Zambia
Argentina
United States
Institutions
Human Genome Project
Stanford University
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