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Perilous knowledge : the human genome project and its implications
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Perilous knowledge : the human genome project and its implications

by Tom Wilkie

This work examines the international effort to map and analyse the human genetic code. It explores potential medical benefits alongside the ethical dilemmas, scientific controversies, and funding debates associated with the Human Genome Project.

Accession 30234 ISBN 0571164234 Publisher Faber & Faber
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