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Published by Hill & Wang Pub, 1995
ISBN 10: 0809042592ISBN 13: 9780809042593
Book
Condition: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Published by Random House UK, 1993
ISBN 10: 0224038265ISBN 13: 9780224038263
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Pimlico, 1995
ISBN 10: 0712661689ISBN 13: 9780712661683
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Hill and Wang, New York, New York, USA, 1995
Seller: Eryops Books, Stephenville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; ex-library; light fading of covers; o/w contents in very good condition. Book.
Published by Hill & Wang, New York, 1995
ISBN 10: 0809042592ISBN 13: 9780809042593
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Spotting on page edges and inside front and back covers; DJ has significant wear & rubbing ; 388 pages.
Published by Jonathan Cape London 1993, 1993
Seller: lobstabooks, Leiston, United Kingdom
Near fine (no dj, pictorial card covers, very tight clean copy, possibly unread, neat pencil numerals front free endpaper, light crease on spine and one or two faint speckles underside of page edges) octavo 398pp.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0224038265ISBN 13: 9780224038263
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
1st ed. Small nick in dust jacket edge at foot of spine. Genes and genetics: from the idea of heredity to the creation of life. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket.
Published by Hill & Wang., New York., 1993
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard cover. First edition. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Published by Hill & Wang Pub, New York, NY, USA, 1995
Seller: BookAddiction (ibooknet member), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xii, 398pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1993
ISBN 10: 0224038265ISBN 13: 9780224038263
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 398 pages. 850 grams. Book is in very good unmarked condition. Dust jacket is in good condition with only light wear at extremities. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic non-adhesive protective covering. 'Now in the 1990s we have the Human Genome Project to map and analyse all the genes that underpin human life. Within 100 years scientists could be at work on the Project to Create Life. Even now, Jurassic Park is only just a fantasy. But can we control our awesome power? Can we ensuer that we use it to do good, and thread our way past the obvious and not-so-obvious pitfalls? In 'The Engineer In The Garden' Colin Tudge leads the reader gently through the deepest intricacies of the gene and of genetics, beginning with the puzzlement of the ancients (why does 'like beget like' but so erratically?), guiding us through classical genetics and animal and plant breeding into the modern age of molecular biology and the biotechnologies that are emerging from it, and on to the future, in which everything seems possible that 'does not break the bedrock laws of physics' including, perhaps, at least in cobbled form, the re-creation of forms long dead. The stopping points are marvellously intriguing. In a chapter that takes its title from Tennyson, 'And After Many a Summer', Tudge explains how it is that embryos turn in to people and than age and die. He asks, as Tennyson did - and later Aldous Huxley - what would happen if death were denied. In another chapter, 'The Games Animals Play' he traces the ramifications of sociobiology, and concludes that in every rutting stag must lie a gene that encapsulates the plot of Hamlet. In the chapters that deal with the present, he explores the full power of genetic engineering: from feats that are comparativley straightforward - though of enormous potential significance - such as the creation of novel vaccines or antibiotics, to pleasant fantasies of tropical fruit in northern winters, and to nightmarish visions of cows reduced to bags of milk, or pigs to globes of flesh. But it is the future that excites or terrifies. It will become possible to prolong human life indefinitely. It will become possible to create new kingdoms of living things - plants, for instance, that feed like bacteria on noxious chemicals and survive soaring temperatures. We will be able, in the fulness of time, to create life. Tudge then asks - can we control this power? Can we even define what it is we want to achieve and why? The answer is 'perhaps'. But one of the conditions is that everyone in societies that affect to be democratic must strive for scientific literacy.' 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Non-fiction, Science; Non-fiction, Philosophy. ISBN: 0224038265. ISBN/EAN: 9780224038263. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002510.
Published by Pimlico,Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, 1995
ISBN 10: 0712661735ISBN 13: 9780712661737
Seller: Book Orphanage, McCrae, VIC, Australia
Book
Softcover, 23.5cms x 15cms 389 pages Today we are developing a science that could change the world - for good or ill - more quickly and more profoundly than ever before. The science of genetics promises - or threatens - nothing less than the creation of life. Colin Trudge leads the reader gently through the deepest intricacies of genetics. He explores its awesome power and its current applications. And he speculates on its thrilling, or terrifying, future. His is an essential book for anyone interested in the future of the human race. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers, barcode etc. Book in GOOD condition.
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Published by Cape London 1993, 1993
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo xii + 398pp., index,
Published by Hill & Wang Pub, NY, 1995
ISBN 10: 0809042592ISBN 13: 9780809042593
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st American Edition. Tiny signature from previous owner on F.E.P.