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Masterminds - Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life (Paperback)
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Masterminds - Genius, DNA, and the Quest to Rewrite Life (Paperback)
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List price R306
Loot Price R228
Discovery Miles 2 280
You Save R78 (25%)
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Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original
depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound implications,
told through the scientists who are rewriting life on earth.
Throughout history, the scientists' personalities have astonished
us. From Galileo to Jonas Salk, they push and stretch society's
boundaries though their great leaps of imagination and originality,
providing us with everything from the wheel to rocket ships and
penicillin. Today's masterminds in biotechnology promise lifespans
up to 400 years, cures for cancer, and an end to pollution. But
they are also capable of causing social upheavals with
Frankenstein-like nightmare creations, as well as bioweapons.
Award-winning writer David Ewing Duncan has written a startling
narrative about science and personality, delving into stem cells,
cloning, bioengineering, and genetics by telling the stories of the
characters at the fulcrum of the science. He uses a unique method
of tying in age-old stories and myths - from Prometheus and Eve to
Faustus and Frankenstein - to ask the question: can we trust these
scientists?
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