ISBN: 9780224038263 - the engineer in the garden, genes and genetics: from the idea of heredity to the creation of life (19 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Engineer in the Garden, Genes and Genetics: From the Idea of Heredity to the Creation of Life This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 320 Page's. Previous owners name to front free end-paper. Book block edge's slightly dusty else a Very good copy in like-wise Very good dust-wrapper. Free from any mark's, book-plate's, no other inscription's, under-lining, etc. The Dust-wrapper (£17.99) has NOT been price clipped. No sunning to any part of the book. (Not left in sunlight to fade). …

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. very good, softcover.

1st ed. Small nick in dust jacket edge at foot of spine. Genes and genetics: from the idea of heredity to the creation of life. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. price clipped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has some stains and discolouration. There are some pencilled notes in the back pages and a few others. Otherwise in good condition - strong bind, clean pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. 398 pages. 850 grams. Book is in very good unmarked condition. Dust jacket is in good condition with only light wear at extremities. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic non-adhesive protective covering. 'Now in the 1990s we have the Human Genome Project to map and analyse all the genes that underpin human life. Within 100 years scientists could be at work on the Project to Create Life. Even now, Jurassic Park is only just a fantasy. But can we control our awesome power? Can we ensuer that we use it to do good, and thread our way past the obvious and not-so-obvious pitfalls? In 'The Engineer In The Garden' Colin Tudge leads the reader gently through the deepest intricacies of the gene and of genetics, beginning with the puzzlement of the ancients (why does 'like beget like' but so erratically?), guiding us through classical genetics and animal and plant breeding into the modern age of molecular biology and the biotechnologies that are emerging from it, and on to the future, in which everything seems possible that 'does not break the bedrock laws of physics' including, perhaps, at least in cobbled form, the re-creation of forms long dead. The stopping points are marvellously intriguing. In a chapter that takes its title from Tennyson, 'And After Many a Summer', Tudge explains how it is that embryos turn in to people and than age and die. He asks, as Tennyson did - and later Aldous Huxley - what would happen if death were denied. In another chapter, 'The Games Animals Play' he traces the ramifications of sociobiology, and concludes that in every rutting stag must lie a gene that encapsulates the plot of Hamlet. In the chapters that deal with the present, he explores the full power of genetic engineering: from feats that are comparativley straightforward - though of enormous potential significance - such as the creation of novel vaccines or antibiotics, to pleasant fantasies of tropical fruit in northern winters, and to nightmarish visions of cows reduced to bags of milk, or pigs to globes of flesh. But it is the future that excites or terrifies. It will become possible to prolong human life indefinitely. It will become possible to create new kingdoms of living things - plants, for instance, that feed like bacteria on noxious chemicals and survive soaring temperatures. We will be able, in the fulness of time, to create life. Tudge then asks - can we control this power? Can we even define what it is we want to achieve and why? The answer is 'perhaps'. But one of the conditions is that everyone in societies that affect to be democratic must strive for scientific literacy.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Non-fiction, Science; Non-fiction, Philosophy. ISBN: 0224038265. ISBN/EAN: 9780224038263. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002510.…

Softcover. Zustand: As New. Never been read, very little shelf wear. ; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.3 inches; 398 pages; Never been read, very little shelf wear.