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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
J P Tarcher
Publication date
April 1, 1999
Pages
271
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780874779530
ISBN-10
0874779537
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Original list price
$13.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A thorough account of what is currently possible as well as what is in development in the fields of biochips, cloning, and genetic mapping also discusses how these discoveries are already changing the future of humankind. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. AB.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this seminal book, Jeremy Rifkin explores the epic marriage between computer technology and genetic engineering, and the historic transition into the Age of Biotechnology. Already, Rifkin explains, our economy is undergoing a massive shift away from the Industrial Age and into an era in which giant life-science corporations are fashioning a bioindustrial world.Humanity is on the brink of wielding greater control over the shape of life--how we are born; how our food supply is created; the traits our children may have--than has ever been imagined. But with each step into this new era, we must ask ourselves: At what cost?
Editions
Hardcover
from J P Tarcher (May 1, 1998)
9780874779097 | details & prices | 271 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Explores current developments in the fields of biochips, cloning, and genetic mapping
About: Explores current developments in the fields of biochips, cloning, and genetic mapping
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from J P Tarcher (April 1, 1999)
9780874779530 | details & prices | 271 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Explores current developments in the fields of biochips, cloning, and genetic mapping
About: Explores current developments in the fields of biochips, cloning, and genetic mapping
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