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portada Promising Genomics: Iceland and Decode Genetics in a World of Speculation
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2008
Language
English
Pages
343
Format
Paperback
Weight
1.02
ISBN
0520247515
ISBN13
9780520247512
Edition No.
1
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Promising Genomics: Iceland and Decode Genetics in a World of Speculation

Mike Fortun (Author) · University Of California Press · Paperback

Promising Genomics: Iceland and Decode Genetics in a World of Speculation - Mike Fortun

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Synopsis "Promising Genomics: Iceland and Decode Genetics in a World of Speculation"

Part detective story, part exposé, and part travelogue, Promising Genomics investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in so doing, opens a window onto the high-speed, high-tech, and high-finance world of genome science. In a luminous account, Mike Fortun investigates how deCODE Genetics, in Iceland, became one of the wealthiest companies of its kind, as well as one of the most scandalous, with its plan to use the genes and medical records of the entire Icelandic population for scientific research. Delving into the poetry of W. H. Auden, the novels of Halldór Laxness, and the perils of Keiko the killer whale, Fortun maps the contemporary genomics landscape at a time when we must begin to ask questions about what "life" is made of in the age of DNA, databases, and derivatives trading.

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