Genetic Engineering
- ISBN-10
- 0313334730
- ISBN-13
- 9780313334733
- Series
- Genetic Engineering
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Mark Y. Herring
Description
Presents an overview of genetic engineering, detailing its history, its techniques, and its controversial application in the cloning of animals, modification of foods, genome mapping, DNA profiling, and treatment of disease.
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