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
and 7 more
  • 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.

Subjects

Topics

EthicsGenomicsResearchDatabasesEconomicsHuman geneticsMedical ethics

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