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• catalog abstract "Our destinies lie in our DNA. Compressed, at the moment of our conception, into tiny, gossamer bundles, this "most golden of molecules" defines each of us uniquely, for along its delicate, twisting strands, the alphabet of life is etched in chemicals that will determine whether we will be short or tall; healthy or sickly; intelligent or slow; blond and blue-eyed or dark, with smoldering brown eyes. Unravelling the complex machinery involved in this process has been one of modern science's most exciting achievements, a story of inspiration and dedication (and occasional lost opportunities) that began in the nineteenth century with Mendel's discovery of the laws of inheritance. It has progressed today to the creation of biology's most ambitious undertaking: the Human Genome Project sometimes known as The Book of Man. This mighty enterprise, biology's equivalent of the Apollo lunar-landing program, is audacious in scope. It aims to uncover all the 100,000 genes that control human development and to detail the DNA alphabet of each. This knowledge is already revolutionizing our fundamental self-awareness. The entire molecular process of cancer causation is now being laid out before us, while the genes responsible for inherited illnesses, immune disorders (like rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes), psychiatric disorders, and other ailments are being exposed. And that is not all. We are learning much about our own history as a brash new species that poured out of Africa to conquer the world 100,000 years ago. Forensic science, the high-tech hunt for criminals, is also being transformed. In the process, however, this biological progress is raising vital questions about the ethical and moral consequences of these radical genetic breakthroughs. This, then is The Book of Man, the story of mankind's greatest voyage of self-discovery, a history of the fledgling science that will soon change all of our lives.".
• catalog contributor b7410823.
• catalog contributor b7410824.
• catalog created "1995.".
• catalog date "1995".
• catalog date "1995.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
• catalog description "1. All in the Family -- 2. The Dice of Life -- 3. DNA: Life's Mother Tongue -- 4. Lords of the Genome -- 5. Cutting the Cord -- 6. Wrong Division -- 7. Hunter Killers -- 8. All in the Mind -- 9. Probing the Past -- 10. Probing the Present -- 11. The Splice of Life -- 12. Mapping Our Genes: A Personal History by Walter Bodmer -- 13. The Slippery Slope.".
• catalog description "Our destinies lie in our DNA. Compressed, at the moment of our conception, into tiny, gossamer bundles, this "most golden of molecules" defines each of us uniquely, for along its delicate, twisting strands, the alphabet of life is etched in chemicals that will determine whether we will be short or tall; healthy or sickly; intelligent or slow; blond and blue-eyed or dark, with smoldering brown eyes. Unravelling the complex machinery involved in this process has been one of modern science's most exciting achievements, a story of inspiration and dedication (and occasional lost opportunities) that began in the nineteenth century with Mendel's discovery of the laws of inheritance. It has progressed today to the creation of biology's most ambitious undertaking: the Human Genome Project sometimes known as The Book of Man.".
• catalog description "This mighty enterprise, biology's equivalent of the Apollo lunar-landing program, is audacious in scope. It aims to uncover all the 100,000 genes that control human development and to detail the DNA alphabet of each. This knowledge is already revolutionizing our fundamental self-awareness. The entire molecular process of cancer causation is now being laid out before us, while the genes responsible for inherited illnesses, immune disorders (like rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes), psychiatric disorders, and other ailments are being exposed. And that is not all. We are learning much about our own history as a brash new species that poured out of Africa to conquer the world 100,000 years ago. Forensic science, the high-tech hunt for criminals, is also being transformed. In the process, however, this biological progress is raising vital questions about the ethical and moral consequences of these radical genetic breakthroughs.".
• catalog description "This, then is The Book of Man, the story of mankind's greatest voyage of self-discovery, a history of the fledgling science that will soon change all of our lives.".
• catalog extent "ix, 259 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Book of man.".
• catalog identifier "0684801027 :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Book of man.".
• catalog issued "1995".
• catalog issued "1995.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
• catalog relation "Book of man.".
• catalog subject "1995 D-924".
• catalog subject "573.2/1 20".
• catalog subject "Chromosome Mapping.".
• catalog subject "Genome, Human.".
• catalog subject "Human Genome Project.".
• catalog subject "QH 445.2 B668b 1995".
• catalog subject "QH445.2 .B63 1995".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. All in the Family -- 2. The Dice of Life -- 3. DNA: Life's Mother Tongue -- 4. Lords of the Genome -- 5. Cutting the Cord -- 6. Wrong Division -- 7. Hunter Killers -- 8. All in the Mind -- 9. Probing the Past -- 10. Probing the Present -- 11. The Splice of Life -- 12. Mapping Our Genes: A Personal History by Walter Bodmer -- 13. The Slippery Slope.".
• catalog title "The book of man : the Human Genome Project and the quest to discover our genetic heritage / Walter Bodmer and Robin McKie.".
• catalog type "text".