Creation : how science is reinventing life itself
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Published
New York : Current, [2013].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781617230059, 1617230057
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Books
576.83 RUTH
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576.83 RUTH
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Farragut Branch Library - Books
576.83 RUTH
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576.83 RUTH
1 available
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Published
New York : Current, [2013].
Language
English
ISBN
9781617230059, 1617230057
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in different format and as Creation : the origin of live / the future of life by Penguin Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"How scientists are closer than ever to not only uncovering the mystery of how life was created, but to replicating that moment Within the first billion years after this planet formed, a spark of life spontaneously ignited, turning inanimate chemicals into what we now would recognize as a living thing: a cell. Four billion years later, science has catalogued more than a million species. Science writer Adam Rutherford shows how unprecedented advances in our understanding of life have equipped us with the ability to create entirely new life-forms: goats that produce spider silk in their milk, bacteria that excrete diesel, genetic codes that identify and destroy cancer cells. This new synthetic biology is poised to offer radical new solutions to the crises of food shortage, pandemic disease, and climate change. By charting the history of our evolution, questioning what life really is, and identifying the milestones in our understanding of biological processes, Rutherford shows how this frontier of science will kickstart an industrial revolution that will dominate the rest of this century"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rutherford, A. (2013). Creation: how science is reinventing life itself . Current.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutherford, Adam. 2013. Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself. Current.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rutherford, Adam. Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself Current, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rutherford, Adam. Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself Current, 2013.
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