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The Global Genome

Biotechnology, Politics, and Culture

The Global Genome( )
Author: Thacker, Eugene
Series title:Leonardo Bks.
ISBN:978-0-262-70116-7
Publication Date:Oct 2006
Publisher:MIT Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $34.99
Book Description:

How global biotechnology is redefining "life itself."

In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that --by their existence and their interrelationships--they are fundamentally redefining the notion of biological life...
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Book Details
Pages:464
Detailed Subjects: Science / Bioinformatics
Political Science / Globalization
Science / Biotechnology
Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):17.9 x 22.6 x 2.266 cm
Book Weight:0.678 Kilograms



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