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The Genome Generation

Elizabeth Finkel

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English
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
01 January 2012
The year 2001 marked more than just the beginning of Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey,

it marked the beginning of the genome era. That was the year scientists

first read the 3 billion letters of DNA that make up the human genome.

This was followed by a veritable Noah's Ark of genomes-sponges

and worms, dogs and cows, rice and wheat, chimps and

elephants-180 creatures aboard so far. So what have we learned

from all this? How has it changed the way we practise medicine, grow

crops and breed livestock? What have we learned about evolution? These

are the questions science writer and molecular biologist Elizabeth

Finkel asked herself four years ago. To find the answers she travelled

the science frontier from Botswana to Boston, from Warracknabeal to

Mexico and tracked down scientists working in the field. Their stories,

told here, paint the picture of what it means to be part of the genome

generation.

'The Genome Generation is

absolutely riveting. These tales from the frontier are a 'must read' for

everyone who wishes to understand our past-the logic of

evolution-or take a peep into our exciting future at the

creation of 'super plants' through 'digital

agriculture'.'-R.A. Mashelkar, CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow and India

President, Global Research Alliance
By:  
Imprint:   MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   388g
ISBN:   9780522856477
ISBN 10:   0522856470
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for The Genome Generation

'Elizabeth Finkel tells the evolving story of DNA in an intriguing and accessible way.' - Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty. 'The Genome Generation is absolutely riveting. These tales from the frontier are a 'must read' for everyone who wishes to understand our past - the logic of evolution - or take a peep into our exciting future at the creation of 'super plants' through 'digital agriculture'. - R.A. Mashelkar, CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow and India President, Global Research Alliance.


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