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DNA : the story of the genetic revolution
by James D. Watson
Newly revised and updated, and charting the greatest scientific journey of our time, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA’s structure presents the most comprehensive authoritative exploration of DNA’s impact—practical, social and ethical—on our society and our world. By the author of The Double Helix. Original.
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Warnings : finding Cassandras to stop catastrophes
by Richard A. Clarke
Looks at several accurate warnings in the past that were unfortunately ignored and reveals a method for separating accurate future predictions from crazy ones, outlining the predictions that current experts are trying to warn society about
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Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering
by Maxwell J. Mehlman
Transhumanists advocate for the development and distribution of technologies that will enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities, even eliminate aging. What if the dystopian futures and transhumanist utopias found in the pages of science journals, Margaret Atwood novels, films like Gattaca, and television shows like Dark Angel are realized? What kind of world would humans have created?-Amazon
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Biotechnology and genetic engineering
by Kathy Wilson Peacock
Explains why biotechnology is a relevant and volatile issue. Begins with a history of biotechnology and its effect on agriculture, medicine, and the environment. Equal space is devoted to discussing the efforts of human-rights advocates, animal-rights advocates, and environmentalists to create definitive governmental regulations for this budding industry
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Designer dogs : an exposé : inside the criminal underworld of crossbreeding
by Madeline Bernstein
Looks at international dog-trafficking and the abuses of creating designer dogs, describing how questionable breeding practices result in the poor health of hybrid dogs and the abandonment of these "disposable pets" by irresponsible owners when their medical expenses become too high
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Seeds of science : how we got it so wrong on GMOs
by Mark Lynas
A former protestor of genetically modified crops examines the histories of the people and companies who pioneered the technology, explains why he changed his opinion, and discusses the research.
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How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog : Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-started Evolution
by Lee Alan Dugatkin
In southern Siberia resides Mavrik, the size of a sheepdog, who wags his tail, rolls on his back, and pants in anticipation of human attention. He’s as docile and playful as any lapdog. And yet he is a fox, the result of the most extraordinary breeding experiment ever conducted. More than a half century ago, a Soviet biologist named Dmitry Belyaev decided to gather up 130 foxes from Siberian fox farms and figure out just how long it would take to domesticate them. Their goal was to recreate the evolution of wolves into dogs. |
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Food fight : GMOs and the future of the American diet
by McKay Jenkins
The environmental writer behind ContamiNation explores the GMO controversy to determine whether it is a fantastic scientific breakthrough that can end world hunger, or are a plot by greedy corporations bent on forcing cheap and unhealthy processed foods on an unsuspecting public.
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Jurassic Park [electronic resource]
by Michael Crichton
A breakthrough in genetic engineering leads to the development of a technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA, a method that brings about the creation of Jurassic Park, a tourist attraction populated by creatures extinct for eons. Reissue.
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Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
A reunion with two childhood friends--Ruth and Tommy--draws Kath and her companions on a nostalgic odyssey into the supposedly idyllic years of their lives at Hailsham, an isolated private school in the serene English countryside, and a dramatic confrontation with the truth about their childhoods and about their lives in the present.
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Oryx and Crake : a novel
by Margaret Atwood
A new work by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Blind Assassin and Alias Grace is set in a future world that has been devastated by a series of ecological and scientific disasters. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.
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Double identity [electronic resource]
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
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Brave new world
by Aldous Huxley
Describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
Shocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of the latest advances in science and their possible implications for religion, The Island of Dr Moreau, here presented with extra material, is both a ruthless social satire and an exploration of human nature.
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The player of games [electronic resource]
by Iain Banks
Bored with his routine successes, game player Jernau Morat Gurgeh of the Culture travels to the Empire of Azad in search of more challenging prospects and finds himself thrust into a high-stakes competition that threatens his survival.
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Maximum Ride forever
by James Patterson
Maximum Ride Forever is a grand mystery from the first word to the last sentence. The suspense is hard to imagine... and sometimes hard to endure. Things happen to Max that shouldn't happen to anyone. The world she knows is gone. She never has a home to call her own. Loved ones are lost, found, and lost again. Every decision, right or wrong, carries a painful price. Which is why you'll never forget this powerful story. Maximum Ride Forever will always be with you.
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