Promising genomics
Iceland and deCODE Genetics in a world of speculation
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Author
Publication
2008 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
82,500 words, Guess
Page Count
330 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepromisinggenomic0000fort
- ISBN-100520247507
- ISBN-100520247515
- ISBN-139780520247505
- ISBN-139780520247512
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- Goodreads5111177
- LibraryThing6684050
- Library of Congress Control Number2007044597
- OCLC Control Number180195543
- Better World Books9780520247512
- Better World Books9780520247505
- Open LibraryOL22651791M
Classifications
- DDC572.8072/04912
- LCCQH438.7 .F67 2008
- LCCQH438.7.F67 2008
Description
Part detective story, part exposé and part travelogue, this book investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in doing so, opens a window onto the world of genome science. Fortun examines how deCODE Genetics in Iceland became one of the wealthiest, and most scandalous, companies of its kind.
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