Biotechnology Unzipped - Promises And Realities - E. Grace (1997) WW

264 Pages·1997·10.39 MB·English

Biotechnology Unzipped
Promises and Realities

BIOTECHNOLOGY

UNZIPPED

PROMISES

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REALITIES

Eric S$. GRACE

JOSEPLL HENRY PRESS.
Washington, D.C. 1997
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Contents

Prefece

Chaster 1
How Blotochnotogy Came About
What is neteclinalegy?
Ta the begining,
he voyager ant uke monk,
8 sxiking coincidence
Colored bouies
trait sia the lab
Lo there be DNA,
‘Uamewelirg the dauble belie orm
Hoss does DNA store information?
Acopyin every call
‘What do genes du
Protsin primer
samples of pro
Protsinsare es
The amines acids
Gears. proeins, ard youn eyes
‘Ihe poner ence
[Natore. che experl packer
“Hove genes make proteinn
Daring mecieotide adventures

Chapter 2
Tools in the Gonotic Engineering Workshop
Why bacteria
Ahead start
« ‘cena sips

Hackers and wakecule sippers

Fist catch your DNA,
DNA na tbe

Making recombinant DNA

Yueding neve genes inta edis

Gene expression

Croniag plants, animals

Mouselocal anetodies

DNA probes

DNA“ fingenptiting”

Pelpamsase chain ceaction .

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Chapter 3
Biotechnology and the Body
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Weallic th
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The beginnings
ReLOVEEUSES nnn
‘The cance: of sun lovers

‘The Human Genome Project

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The cautiauing story of gene thera
‘The impostance of ean cells

Miczo2es in medicine

Meu: ines ‘icin plants

The inteciecon sory

Genesand eacciaes

Netuue’s snagic Dulles

Designer drugs

‘A.cose study: eyptaphen

Closing thoughts
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Developing regulations ws

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Weather and soil 1
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Biotechnology and the Environment 13
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Microbes in niforrns wenn 18
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Miersbes as monitors : 19)
Fingingthe riphr micrbes far the job —oneansemer 41
Aquckreading nse TAB
“Miccobes.and mines as

Hot becteria

Golden harvest

Calls keen working aller hey ‘re deac
Anna angleto landscaping

Of caabagesand metas
ighting chernicals with chemicils
‘Making new Fels

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(Closing shoughes
Chapter 6
Blotechnotogy In Seas and Trees sninar 181
An ocean of oppor nity ravine 162
onl is ir on 164
Gndersate~ drugs - 166
A cornucopia of chumicas vena, 18
Car parts from crabs 10
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Cholers kits rnin VEE
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‘Farming the seas
Disescesand pollation
Proven sh
‘Ths forest and the:
Aharvest of wood
Boildinghetter mroes

Forests ofthe firures
Ciosing thowgh s

Chapier 7
Ethical Issues 1
Maing oninions 193

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Aquestiomairs 197

senting peaple 200

‘uoblems with patents 203

what cra he patented? 206

“rofiting rom the poor 20
Protecting consamers 208

Health ileromas at
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