A Field Guide to Little Known Genetically Engineered Organisms, Including Revisionary Interpretations About Their Impact on World History, ISBN 978-954-642-292-7
Avise, J
2007. Sofia-Moscow-Philadelphia, 130x210, drawings, descriptions of organisms, In English.
Ppb, 108pp. Price EURO 11,8999996185303.
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The High-flow Cow (pictured above and on the front cover) is just one of many remarkable organisms recently created by the biotechnology industry. Here the author guides readers on a fascinating behind-the-scenes journey into the little-known world of genetic engineering. Not only are field marks, behaviors, habitats, and geographic ranges provided for 35 of the world’s most top-secret genetically engineered species, but so too are described the historical sagas and personal dramas behind each creature’s artificial manufacture. From Migratory Chickens and Marijuana-sniffing Dogs to Fire-retardant Trees, Square Tomatos, and Oil-drinking Bacteria, the creatures described in this Field Guide give new meaning to the old adage that “fiction is stranger than truth. John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California at Irvine, and a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to hundreds of publications in scientific journals, he has written a wide variety of textbooks and trade books, including an entirely serious treatise on the biotechnology industry entitled The Hope, Hype, and Reality of Genetic Engineering.

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