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Clone: Road to Dolly and the Path Ahead

Gina Kolata

Paperback 1998-10-01

Publisher Description

Science writer Gina Kolata, who broke the cloning story in the New York Times, provides an account of the cloning of Dolly with all its exciting and alarming implications. Kolata describes the strange history of cloning, which began rather unpromisingly 60 years ago when Hans Speamann severed a salamander embryo in two using a hair from his newborn baby's head. Kolata, a trained micro-biologist, looks into the scientific implications of subsequent progress, all leading to Ian Wilmut's breakthrough with Dolly.

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Publisher Description

Science writer Gina Kolata, who broke the cloning story in the New York Times, provides an account of the cloning of Dolly with all its exciting and alarming implications. Kolata describes the strange history of cloning, which began rather unpromisingly 60 years ago when Hans Speamann severed a salamander embryo in two using a hair from his newborn baby's head. Kolata, a trained micro-biologist, looks into the scientific implications of subsequent progress, all leading to Ian Wilmut's breakthrough with Dolly.

Koorong Code132967
ISBN0140270345
EAN9780140270341
Pages227
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryChristian Worldview
Sub-CategoryMedical & Science
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication DateOct 1998
Dimensions0 x 130 x 200mm
Weight0.178kg