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... genetic mutation . He also called on persons likely to have a large number of mutant genes from radiation exposure to voluntarily refrain from having children . All of these warnings , in time , would register in the public ...
... genetic mutation . He also called on persons likely to have a large number of mutant genes from radiation exposure to voluntarily refrain from having children . All of these warnings , in time , would register in the public ...
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... genetic control of the production of insulin , an organic substance needed to break down sugars , and in the genetic control of hemoglobin , a protein which enables red blood cells to carry oxygen . When there is a problem with the ...
... genetic control of the production of insulin , an organic substance needed to break down sugars , and in the genetic control of hemoglobin , a protein which enables red blood cells to carry oxygen . When there is a problem with the ...
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... genetic alterations that would cause specific characteristics to persist in the breed , that is , altering the genetic make - up of the reproductive cells . If experiments of this kind in domesticated animals were successful , they ...
... genetic alterations that would cause specific characteristics to persist in the breed , that is , altering the genetic make - up of the reproductive cells . If experiments of this kind in domesticated animals were successful , they ...
Contents
The Manhattan Project Nuclear Weapons Policy and the Cold | 23 |
The Forces He Released in This World The Motive | 50 |
Profits and Politics Equal and Opposite Forces | 67 |
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Harold Innis in the New Century: Reflections and Refractions William Buxton,Charles R. Acland Limited preview - 1999 |