Making Genes, Making Waves
A Social Activist in Science
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Word Count
63,500 words, Guess
Page Count
254 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemakinggenesmakin00beck
- Internet Archivemakinggenesmakin0000beck
- ISBN-100674009282
- ISBN-139780674009288
- Goodreads316403
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- LibraryThing2550774
- Library of Congress Control Number2002022747
- OCLC Control Number49260826
- Better World Books9780674009288
- Open LibraryOL7670791M
Classifications
- LCCQH429.2.B38 A3 2002
- LCCQH429.2.B38A3 2002
Description
"In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues succeeded in isolating a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this startling achievement at a press conference, Beckwith took the opportunity to issue a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. Jon Beckwith's book, the story of a scientific life on the front line, traces one remarkable man's dual commitment to scientific research and social responsibility over the course of a career spanning most of the postwar history of genetics and molecular biology."--BOOK JACKET.
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