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A crack in creation : gene editing and the unthinkable power to control evolution / by Doudna, Jennifer A.,author.; Sternberg, Samuel H.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Genetic code.; Genetics;
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The telomere effect : a revolutionary approach to living younger, healthier, longer / by Blackburn, Elizabeth H.(Elizabeth Helen),1948-author.; Epel, Elissa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Telomere.; Aging;
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Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them / by Kolata, Gina Bari,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The phone rings. The doctor from California is on the line. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested-at least, not now. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that foretold a brutal illness and you were offered the chance to find out if you'd inherited it, would you do it? Would you walk toward the problem, bravely accepting whatever answer came your way? Or would you avoid the potential bad news as long as possible? In Mercies in Disguise, acclaimed New York Times science reporter and bestselling author Gina Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an almost archetypal family in a small town in South Carolina. A proud and determined clan, many of them doctors, they are struck one by one with an inscrutable illness. They finally discover the cause of the disease after a remarkable sequence of events that many saw as providential. Meanwhile, science, progressing for a half a century along a parallel track, had handed the Baxleys a resolution-not a cure, but a blood test that would reveal who had the gene for the disease and who did not. And science would offer another dilemma-fertility specialists had created a way to spare the children through an expensive process. A work of narrative nonfiction in the tradition of the The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Mercies in Disguise is the story of a family that took matters into its own hands when the medical world abandoned them. It's a story of a family that had to deal with unspeakable tragedy and yet did not allow it to tear them apart. And it is the story of a young woman-Amanda Baxley-who faced the future head on, determined to find a way to disrupt her family's destiny."--
Subjects: Medical genetics.; Genetic disorders.; Genetic screening;
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Hacking Darwin : genetic engineering and the future of humanity / by Metzl, Jamie Frederic,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-306) and index.From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives -- sex, war, love, and death.At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-being and descending into a dangerous and potentially deadly genetic arms race.Enter the laboratories where scientists are turning science fiction into reality. Look towards a future where our deepest beliefs, morals, religions, and politics are challenged like never before and the very essence of what it means to be human is at play. When we can engineer our future children, massively extend our lifespans, build life from scratch, and recreate the plant and animal world, should we? Passionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking Darwin is the must read book about the future of our species for fans of Homo Deus and The Gene.
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Human genetics.;
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Altar of Eden / by Rollins, James,1961-;
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Animal mutation; Genetic engineering; Veterinarians;
© 2010., William Morrow,
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Morgan [videorecording] / by Jones, Toby,1967-actor.; Leslie, Rose,1987-actor.; Mara, Kate,1983-actor.; Scott, Luke,film director.; Scott, Ridley,film producer.; Taylor-Joy, Anya,1996-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-joy, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti.A corporate troubleshooter is sent to a remote, top-secret location, where she is to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident. She learns the event was triggered by a seemingly innocent 'human', who presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for brutal violence, and some language.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Accident investigation; Androids; Genetic engineering;
For private home use only.
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City of the Dead / by Patterson, James,1947-; McGinnis, Mindy.;
Hawk accepts her mother Max's help to prevent vengeful hybrids, amoral scientists, traitorous politicians, and a deadly virus from overwhelming her beloved, polluted city.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Genetic engineering; Survival; Mother and child;
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The tusks of extinction / by Nayler, Ray,author.;
Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again. Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behaviour, was murdered trying to defend the world's last elephants from the ivory trade. Now, her digitized consciousness has been downloaded into the mind of a mammoth. As the herd's new matriarch, can Damira help fend off poachers long enough for the species to take hold? Or will her own ghosts doom them to a new extinction? Ray Nayler was born in Quebec.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Genetic engineering; Mammoths; Poaching;
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MaddAddam : a novel / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-;
Subjects: Love stories.; Science fiction.; Dystopias.; Environmental disasters; Genetic engineering; Regression (Civilization);
© c2013., McClelland & Stewart,
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Wake a sleeping tiger / by Leigh, Lora,author.;
"Now a Breed hides in the world of man--until a woman arouses the amused and wildly carnal animal within ... Once, he was Judd--Bengal Breed and brother to the notorious fugitive Gideon. After Gideon disappeared, Judd was experimented on until his tortured body knew nothing but agony. Now he is Cullen Maverick, serving as the commander of the Navajo Covert Law Enforcement Agency in the small community of Window Rock, Arizona. Despite his genetics, Cullen is able to pass as human because his Bengal traits are recessed. He lacks the ability to smell the emotions, bonds and fears that other Breeds take for granted. And he remains tormented that he wasn't able to mate the woman he loved--at the cost of her life. He's no longer a Breed, merely a man. or so he thinks. But his tiger is about to be awakened by the one woman destined to be his--Chelsea Martinez. And their world will never be the same ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Genetic engineering; Man-woman relationships;
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