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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... head off anything that might prove dangerous . The tension be- tween how safe is safe and the pressure from scientists to test new dis- coveries is one of the defining aspects of modern science and culture . Most scientists insist on a ...
... head that looks both thuggish and hip : " There's a high probability that for Homo sapiens , the process of evolution as we currently think about it , as natural selection , is for all ... head to head with Venter during the race PRELUDE.
... head to head with Venter during the race to sequence the human genome . Collins headed up the band of stalwart gene hunters who pursued this nearly $ 3 billion quest with a religious zeal , proselytizing its benefits and fighting to ...
... heads down in a storm . Rain does fall here frequently , though the nearby Gulf Stream usually keeps the temperature above freezing , even in the winter . Inside deCode , three towers containing labs , computers , and offices are ...
... heads turn when Stefansson walks in . He's a rock star here , the second most famous Icelander after the pop singer Björk . He towers over most people and is known by everyone . I step over to the bar to order beers , and two Icelandic ...
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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 |