Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science / Jon Beckwith.

Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science /

In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues succeeded in isolating a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this startling achievement at a press conference, Beckwith took the opportunity to issue a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. Jon Beckwith's book, th...

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Main Author: Beckwith, Jonathan R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Beckwith, Jonathan R.
Beckwith, Jonathan R
Geneticists > United States > Biography.
Political activists > United States > Biography.
Science > Social aspects.
Politics, Practical.
Genetics
Politics
politics.
United States
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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