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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... to make money for themselves , or to cause trouble in the Frankensteinian sense . And the fact is , scientists that I know are trying to do good for people . -Douglas Melton Harvard embryologist A It is not possible to be a scientist ...
... trying to understand its creators - the Prometheuses bringing us fire , the Faustuses taking us to either heaven or hell , the Eves about to bite into another apple on the Tree of Knowledge , and the Erik the Reds blustering about and ...
... trying to rec- oncile his conscience for his role as a scientist in creating this awe- somely deadly weapon . " It is not possible to be a scientist unless you believe that the knowledge of the world , and the power that this gives , is ...
... trying to explain the intrica- cies of proteomics , genetically modified organisms , ribonucleic acid . ( RNA ) , transgenic animals , and therapeutic cloning and the ins and outs of start - ups , initial public offerings ( IPOs ) , and ...
... trying until it becomes quite a nice sensation . Scientific concepts will not be quite so sweet , or dry , for most nonscientists . Nor will they give you a pleasant buzz . But having at least a rudimentary knowledge of the language and ...
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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 |