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Genetic Engineering: Manipulating the Mechanisms of Life (Genetics & Evolution) by Russ Hodge is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Genetics and Evolution is a six-volume set that explores the principal fields of modern molecular biology from their origins to the most recent discoveries and technological breakthroughs. A century and a half after evolutionary and genetic science began, biology and medicine are coming together to form a powerful new view of the living world that is having a dramatic effect on human health and society. As well as introducing the basic terms and concepts, the set examines the most significant social and ethical issues surrounding current biomedical research and serves as a valuable guide to the world that science is creating.</p> <p>Scientists are learning to manipulate the genes of plants and animals, to change existing organisms, and to "create" new ones. By taking control of the mechanisms that govern heredity in other species, humans are actively directing their own evolution. Breakthroughs are coming so quickly that many in the lay and scientific communities find them strange and frightening. Genetic Engineering traces the history of genetic science up to the present day and describes some of the developments in the first few years of the 21st century and how society is cop

Author

Russ Hodge

Publisher

Facts On File, Incorporated

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816066810

Subjects

Technology, Science, Young Adult