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Life sciences: general issues

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS0047637
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216232
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
SKU
KEX0216175
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
SKU
KHS0047276
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Faith, R.E.; Good, R.A.; Murgo, A.J.; Plotnikoff, N.P. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMJT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489905598
ISBN
9781489905598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Faith, R.E.; Good, R.A.; Murgo, A.J.; Plotnikoff, N.P. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306422263
ISBN
9780306422263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.85

Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195812
ISBN
9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.94

Paperback. Intends to dismantle objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148168
ISBN
9780691148168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Written by an international team of experts, this is one of the first books to cover utilization and conservation of crop wild relative and landrace diversity. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780646138
ISBN
9781780646138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.94

Hardcover. Editor(s): Koops, Bert-Jaap; Luthy, Christoph; Nelis, Annemiek; Sieburgh, Carla; Jansen, J.P.M.; Schmid, Monika S. Num Pages: 199 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HP; JMM; MFN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642350955
ISBN
9783642350955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJU; PSAF; RNK; TDC; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642956126
ISBN
9783642956126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. Series: Lecture Notes in Energy. Num Pages: 174 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, 54 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCN; PSAF; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319478203
ISBN
9783319478203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620810934
ISBN
9781620810934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.26
€ 172.78

Hardback. Editor(s): Foken, Thomas. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 532 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 84 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGM; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319493879
ISBN
9783319493879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.41

Hardback. The author presents a functional overview of mangrove forest ecosystems: how they live and grow at the edge of tropical seas, how they play a critical role along the world's tropical coasts, and what their future might be in a world affected by climate change. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402042706
ISBN
9781402042706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.40

Paperback. Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSB; PSV; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642646065
ISBN
9783642646065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback. This book offers a lucid account of the processes of endosymbiosis, plus the founding theories and existing controversies of the discipline. Depicts molecular mechanisms, gene transfer, metabolic symbiosis and mitochondrial and plastid protein import and more. Editor(s): Loffelhardt, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 341 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709119617
ISBN
9783709119617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 249.49

Hardcover. This book offers a lucid account of the processes of endosymbiosis, plus the founding theories and existing controversies of the discipline. Depicts molecular mechanisms, gene transfer, metabolic symbiosis and mitochondrial and plastid protein import and more. Editor(s): Loffelhardt, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 330 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709113028
ISBN
9783709113028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.36

Hardcover. Plasticity in Plant-Growth-Promoting and Phytopathogenic Bacteria Editor(s): Junier, Marie-Pierre; Kernie, Steven G. Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJN; PSAK; PSAN; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489973986
ISBN
9781489973986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Junier, Marie-Pierre; Kernie, Steven G. Series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJN; PSAK; PSAN; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489978431
ISBN
9781489978431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.38

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