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Experts agree that we are entering the Golden Age of Medicine, when our everyday experience of being ill and getting better will be more like science fiction than today's routine trip to the doctor.
Bill Hanson, director of the surgical intensive care unit at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and an inventor of medical technology, offers true-life and intensely intimate stories about the way biotechnology is changing people's lives.
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A sophisticated investor's practical tool kit for
analyzing the science, business, opportunities, and risks in the century's most promising industry
The world is entering a biotechnology boom-but only informed investors will prosper in the incredibly complex biotech business. Separating the bioengineered wheat from the chaff, San Francisco Chronicle science and technology columnist Tom Abate, one of the top objective authorities on biotech, gives...
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47 leaders from across the biotechnology industry tell their stories of battling the global scourge of COVID-19.
Pandemics have killed at least a half billion people over the past two millennia. But in the age of biotechnology, humanity is no longer defenseless. The biotechnology industry is a diverse community of scientists, doctors, patients, entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, analysts and reporters, all committed to treating and curing disease....
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Cuando este libro apareció por primera vez, en 2005, el encuentro entre la industria y las ciencias biológicas era tan novedoso y tan reciente que el título mismo ("Bio... ¿qué?") se hacía eco del asombro ante ese acontecimiento. Pero en tan sólo una década, la biotecnología avanzó a pasos de gigante (y de bacteria, y de virus), y transformó los sectores productivos y económicos en todo el mundo generando una nueva revolución industrial.
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46) Sea change
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"In 2022, GMOs were banned. A biopharmaceutical caused the Catastrophe: worldwide economic and agricultural collapse, and personal tragedy for lawyer Caroline Denton and her son. Ten years later, as Renata Black, she is a member of the Org, an underground group of scientists hunted by the feds. But the Org's illegal food-research might just hold the key to rebuilding the worlds' food supply."--Provided by publisher.
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Ensure that your advice meetings lead to a positive outcome. Every drug development program has problems. But sometimes more difficult challenges arise. Ones which require discussion with regulatory authorities such as FDA to solve. There is one chance to get this right. One chance to provide your detailed, scientific arguments to the authority and sway them to your point of view. Success means the development program will continue on down the path...
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In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes--sour, sweet, salty, and bitter--that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entered the culinary lexicon: umami, a fifth taste impression that is savory, complex, and wholly distinct. Combining culinary history with recent research into the chemistry, preparation, nutrition, and culture...
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Explore the mysteries of the universe and the frontiers of space in this comprehensive collection of answers to intriguing questions. From the origins of the universe and the enigma of black holes to the search for extraterrestrial life and the possibilities of interstellar travel, journey through astrophysics, cosmology, exoplanets, and more. Delve into the latest theories, scientific advancements, and captivating topics that expand our understanding...
51) Fox forever
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Jenna Fox chronicles volume 3
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Before he can start a life with Jenna, seventeen-year-old Locke, who was brought back to life in a newly bioengineered body after an accident destroyed his body 260 years ago, must do a favor for the resistance movement opposing the nightmarish medical technology.
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Description:"Biotechnology: Crafting a Sustainable Future" is a comprehensive and illuminating exploration of the dynamic intersection between biotechnology and sustainability. Authored by experts at the forefront of the field, this book serves as a beacon guiding readers through the transformative potential of biotechnological innovations in crafting a future that is not only sustainable but also environmentally conscious, socially equitable, and...
53) Gene editing
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"Explores how and why gene editing was developed, how the technology works today, and how the technology will be advanced in the future"--
54) Sucker
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"Bad Blood meets Succession in this sharp-toothed satire of Silicon Valley and the 1 percent, in which the black-sheep son of an industrial tycoon starts working for a tech pioneer who's running a biomedical startup that promises nothing less than immortality, only to uncover the horrifying truth at the heart of her sublime promises. Chuck Gross would like nothing more than to prune himself from his family tree. He's already clipped his name: trimmed...
55) Dust up
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"Detective Doyle Carrick is awakened in the middle of the night by frantic banging on his front door, followed by gunfire. Ron Hartwell, a complete stranger, is dying on his doorstep. A halfhearted investigation labels the murder a domestic dispute, with Miriam, Ron's widow, the sole suspect. Doyle discovers the Hartwells both worked for a big biotech company and suspects something else is going on, but it's not his case. Then Miriam tracks him down...
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The world food system is in serious danger. People are starving to death because their food is being hoarded, sold to other countries or is just not being produced. This book takes a look at the economic crisis with special attention to the world food system.
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Nikolas Rose is James Martin White Professor of Sociology and Director of the BIOS Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His books include The Psychological Complex, Governing the Soul, Inventing Our Selves, and Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought.
For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical...
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Dans ce livre, nous plongeons dans le monde fascinant de la recherche sur la fusion nucléaire et examinons de près le projet international ambitieux qu'est ITER. Ce livre captivant vous emmène au cœur des découvertes scientifiques, des défis techniques et des enjeux politiques qui entourent la réalisation de la fusion nucléaire contrlée.Le récit commence par une exploration des fondements de la fusion nucléaire, démystifiant les principes...
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"A lively and endlessly fascinating deep-dive into nature and the many groundbreaking human inventions inspired by the wild. When astronomers wanted a telescope that could capture X-rays from celestial bodies, they looked to the lobster. When doctors wanted a medication that could stabilize Type II diabetic patients, they found their muse in a lizard. When scientists wanted to drastically reduce emissions in cement manufacturing, they observed how...
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"We're a nation in love with the drama of the medical world--from fast-paced hospital life to the race to discover cures for diseases. In Smart Medicine, William Hanson brings to life the fascinating true world of doctors and nurses and reveals the revolutionary changes that will soon be sweeping through the medical community: pharmacies that double as walk-in clinics; health services that will be delivered online; electronic records that hold the...
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