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5. From Genetics to Genomania

Jane Maienschein

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Figures viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. From the Beginning 13
2. Interpreting Embryos, Understanding Life 49
3. Genetics, Embryology, and Cloning Frogs 88
4. Recombinant DNA, IVF, and Abortion Politics 125
5. From Genetics to Genomania 169
6. Facts and Fantasies of Cloning 212
7. Hopes and Hypes for Stem Cells 249
Conclusion 298
Notes 307
Index 329

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Figures viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. From the Beginning 13
2. Interpreting Embryos, Understanding Life 49
3. Genetics, Embryology, and Cloning Frogs 88
4. Recombinant DNA, IVF, and Abortion Politics 125
5. From Genetics to Genomania 169
6. Facts and Fantasies of Cloning 212
7. Hopes and Hypes for Stem Cells 249
Conclusion 298
Notes 307
Index 329

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