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  • The Age of Genomes

    Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine

    par Jon Luoma, Steven Monroe Lipkin ...
    A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in historyAlmost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the kind of exponential growth once seen with the birth of the Internet, while the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly ... En savoir plus

    $26.39 CAD

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  • The Gene

    An Intimate History

    par Siddhartha Mukherjee ...
    The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerThe basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate HistoryNow includes an excerpt from Siddhartha Mukherjee**’**s new book Song of the Cell!From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how human minds have laboriously, ingen... ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $3.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • A Crack In Creation

    Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution

    par Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg ...
    BY THE WINNER OF THE 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY | Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize“A powerful mix of science and ethics . . . This book is required reading for every concerned citizen—the material it covers should be discussed in schools, colleges, and universities throughout the country.”— New York Review of BooksNot since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • p53

    The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code

    par Ms Sue Armstrong ...
    All of us have lurking in our DNA a most remarkable gene, which has a crucial job – it protects us from cancer. Known simply as p53, this gene constantly scans our cells to ensure that they grow and divide without mishap, as part of the routine maintenance of our bodies. If a cell makes a mistake in copying its DNA during the process of division, p53 stops it in its tracks, summoning a repair team ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Mercies in Disguise

    A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

    par Gina Kolata ...
    A science reporter's account of a family, a genetic illness, and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw."A moving, suspenseful page-turner . . . Recalls two other classic tales of medical anthropology, Rebbeca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down." — The Washington PostThe phone ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Modern Prometheus

    Editing the Human Genome with Crispr-Cas9

    par Jim Kozubek ...
    Would you change your genes if you could? As we confront the 'industrial revolution of the genome', the recent discoveries of Crispr-Cas9 technologies are offering, for the first time, cheap and effective methods for editing the human genome. This opens up startling new opportunities as well as significant ethical uncertainty. Tracing events across a fifty-year period, from the first gene splicing ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine

    par Nathaniel Comfort ...
    Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and treat diseases before they start, and individualize our medical care. But surprisingly, a century ago eugenicists were making the same promises. The Science of Human Perfection traces the history of the promises of medical genetics and of ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

  • Dento/Oro/Craniofacial Anomalies and Genetics

    par Agnes Bloch-Zupan, Heddie Sedano, Crispian Scully ...
    Dental defects may be the physical expression of genetic defects, and so they can often be seen in a variety of syndromes associated with malformations of organs. However, dental defects are often not recognized, identified, nor characterised despite representing a possible diagnostic sign for an undiagnosed condition. This book addresses this gap by providing an understanding of dental genetics ... En savoir plus

    $66.99 CAD

  • Is this Cell a Human Being?

    Exploring the Status of Embryos, Stem Cells and Human-Animal Hybrids

    Modifié par Antoine Suarez, Joachim Huarte ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The central question of this book is whether or not particular cell entities of human origin ought to be considered human beings. The answer is crucial for making moral decisions for or against research and experimentation. Experts in the field discuss the production of embryonic-like pluripotent stem cells by altered nuclear transfer, parthenogenesis and reprogramming of adult somatic cells. They ... En savoir plus

    $115.99 CAD

  • Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research

    Lost in Translation

    par Jonathan Kimmelman ...
    Human gene transfer is widely regarded as one of the most promising technologies for the treatment of a variety of disorders, but it presents practitioners with a variety of difficult ethical questions. Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research examines the ethical and policy dimensions of testing interventions in human beings for the first time. The book discusses the difficult ... En savoir plus

    $78.39 CAD

  • Site-directed insertion of transgenes

    Modifié par Sylvaine Renault, Philippe Duchateau ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The post-genomic era has brought new challenges and opportunities in all fields of the biology. In this context, several genome engineering technologies have emerged that will help deciphering genes function by as well as improve gene therapy strategies. Genomic modifications such as knock-in, knock-out, knock-down, sequence replacement or modification can today be routinely performed. However, in ... En savoir plus

    $179.39 CAD

  • Genetic Testing

    Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame

    par Michael Arribas-Ayllon, Srikant Sarangi, Angus Clarke ...
    Collections series Genetics and Society
    Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health benefits to prospective individuals and their families it also raises complex ethical and moral dilemmas for families as well as genetic professionals.This book explores the ways in which genetic testing generates not ... En savoir plus

    $105.80 CAD