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The Genetic Age
Our Perilous Quest To Edit Life
Taschenbuch von Matthew Cobb
Sprache: Englisch

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A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022

'The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield' Mail on Sunday


A new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision, CRISPR has given scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction.

But CRISPR is just the latest, giant leap in a long journey to master genetics. The Genetic Age shows the astonishing, world-changing potential of the new genetics and the possible threats it poses, sifting between fantasy and the reality when it comes to both benefits and dangers.

By placing each phase of discovery, anticipation and fear in the context of over fifty years of attempts to master the natural world, Matthew Cobb, the Baillie-Gifford-shortlisted author of The Idea of the Brain, weaves the stories of science, history and culture to shed new light on our future. With the powers now at our disposal, it is a future that is almost impossible to imagine - but it is one we will create ourselves.

A TIMES ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022

'The ideal guide to what is not just a fiendishly complex area of science but also an ethical minefield' Mail on Sunday


A new gene editing technology, invented just seven years ago, has turned humanity into gods. Enabling us to manipulate the genes in virtually any organism with exquisite precision, CRISPR has given scientists a degree of control that was undreamt of even in science fiction.

But CRISPR is just the latest, giant leap in a long journey to master genetics. The Genetic Age shows the astonishing, world-changing potential of the new genetics and the possible threats it poses, sifting between fantasy and the reality when it comes to both benefits and dangers.

By placing each phase of discovery, anticipation and fear in the context of over fifty years of attempts to master the natural world, Matthew Cobb, the Baillie-Gifford-shortlisted author of The Idea of the Brain, weaves the stories of science, history and culture to shed new light on our future. With the powers now at our disposal, it is a future that is almost impossible to imagine - but it is one we will create ourselves.

Über den Autor
Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester where his research focuses on the sense of smell, insect behaviour and the history of science. His books include The Egg & Sperm Race and acclaimed accounts of the French Resistance during the Second World War and the liberation of Paris in 1944.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Andere Fachgebiete
Genre: Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 448 S.
8 farbige Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781788167017
ISBN-10: 1788167015
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cobb, Matthew
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Abbildungen: 8pp section
Maße: 197 x 127 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Matthew Cobb
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,366 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522567
Über den Autor
Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester where his research focuses on the sense of smell, insect behaviour and the history of science. His books include The Egg & Sperm Race and acclaimed accounts of the French Resistance during the Second World War and the liberation of Paris in 1944.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Andere Fachgebiete
Genre: Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 448 S.
8 farbige Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781788167017
ISBN-10: 1788167015
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cobb, Matthew
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Profile Books
Abbildungen: 8pp section
Maße: 197 x 127 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Matthew Cobb
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,366 kg
Artikel-ID: 120522567
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