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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... Genetics , had just run on my DNA , a journalist - as- guinea - pig experiment to check my nucleotides for genes associated with disease . Back in the States , I had a lab extract three vials of my blood to ship on dry ice to Reykjavik ...
... genes that are the basic ingredi- ents that make me both human and unique - and I've just handed them over to Erik the Red . Stefansson's aim in Iceland is to unravel genetic secrets from the island's entire population , looking for ...
... genetic diseases . More and more , tests are offered that identify genes linked to Alzheimer's disease , Huntington's chorea , breast cancer , and other maladies . Except for Huntington's , which has a 100 percent " penetrance " -the ...
... gene , which is associated with Alzheimer's , a person has a two - and - a - half times to ten times greater chance ... genes ; where genetic fixes or perhaps a pill can be popped to extend life span and keep one young , fit , and lean ...
... gene hunters who pursued this nearly $ 3 billion quest with a religious zeal , proselytizing its benefits and fighting ... genes - and , in the case of the former Soviet bioweapons expert Ken Alibek , to snuff out the life of his former ...
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Eve Cynthia Kenyon | 57 |
Paul | 85 |
Faustus | 121 |
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 |