Masterminds: Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite LifeHarper Collins, 6 okt. 2009 - 273 sidor James Watson, J. Craig Venter, Francis Collins, Cynthia Kenyon . . . you may not know them, but you should. They are the masterminds of genetics and biotechnology who want you to live to be 150 years old, to regenerate your heart and brain, to create synthetic life. For better or worse, they are about to alter life on earth forever. Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan tells the remarkable stories of cutting-edge bioscientists, revealing their quirky, uniquely fascinating, sometimes vaguely unsettling personas as a means to understand their science and the astonishing implications of their work. This book seamlessly combines myth, biography, scholarship, and wit that poses the all-important question: Can we actually trust these masterminds? |
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... . Puck Sydney Brenner 179 7. Moses · Paul Berg 201 EPILOGUE : What If Frankenstein's Monster Had Einstein's Brain ? 231 Acknowledgments 243 Notes 245 Index 255 MASTERMINDS PRELUDE : THE GENETICIST WHO PLAYED HOOPS WITH MY.
... brain . At first , before new technologies made deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) easier to work with , he cut open the brains of persons who had died of neurological disorders . Later , he parsed out their DNA , looking for links . But the ...
... brain and the social impact of genetics . " For instance , do we want a world where everyone takes Prozac , uses Botox , and plays with Gameboys ? We could be heading into a designer - baby world where we sit passively in front of our ...
... brains , wondering , Can they be trusted ? E merson wrote that every age has its geniuses , its masterminds . propelt that who propel humanity in a new direction , for good or evil- though he also said you need circumstances to bring ...
... brain cell to tears in our eyes when we are sad . Each amino acid is coded by a three - base sequence . For instance , the amino acid alanine abbreviated A - is coded by GCG , and the amino acid histidine - an H - is coded by CAC . So ...
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Eve Cynthia Kenyon | 57 |
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Zeus James Watson | 155 |
Puck Sydney Brenner | 179 |
Moses | 201 |
What If Frankensteins Monster Had Einsteins Brain? | 231 |
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Masterminds: Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life David Ewing Duncan Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 2006 |
Masterminds: Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life David Ewing Duncan Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2009 |
Masterminds: Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life David Ewing Duncan Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2006 |