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Biological inheritance, the passage of key characteristics down the generations, has always held mankindâ (TM)s fascination. It is fundamental to the breeding of plants and animals with desirable traits. Genetics, the scientific study of inheritance, can be traced back to a particular set of simple but ground-breaking studies carried out 170 years ago. The awareness that numerous diseases are inherited gives this subject considerable medical importance. The progressive advances in genetics now bring us to the point where we have unravelled the entire human genome, and that of many other species. We can intervene very precisely with the genetic make-up of our agricultural crops and animals, and even ourselves. Genetics now enables us to understand cancer and develop novel protein medicines. It has also provided us with DNA fingerprinting for the solving of serious crime. This book explains for a lay readership how, where and when this powerful science emerged.

Art and money have much in common. Both are spheres of social activity that carry symbolic values. A coin is simply a piece of metal, stamped with signs to give it symbolic meaning, to give it a value

What does it take for a society to be able to innovate? The question is crucial today when an increasing share of world patents is taken out by countries such as Japan, South Korea and China with limi

Discusses "the role of dictionaries in the identification and expression of cultural aspects in language, with special reference to English. As such, its eleven chapters have been arranged to focus on

The papers in this anthology present innovative approaches to a wide range of issues that have, so far, barely received scholarly attention. The topics range from the changing spaces of consumption to

Only one of the contributors is a teacher of film, and most of the essays describe teaching film in other academic settings, and using movies to promote critical thinking, create an awareness of the m

Calling for the incorporation of pragmatics (the linguistic subfield concerned with the ways context contributes to meaning) into foreign/second language teaching, the editors (a trio of professors of

In April 2008, sociologists and related academics journeyed to Boston from across North America and Europe to attend the fifth annual Social Theory Forum, which was devoted to clarifying the central t

This book determines what roles business people in Taiwan have actually played in the development of economic diplomacy for Taiwan. It shows that they did nothing to prevent the crisis of 1995â "1996, and that it was only when the US intervened that the crisis subsided. The book looks at the impact of the international system on the economic diplomacy of Taiwan, and represents a major contribution to the field of international relations by explicating a three-level analysis of the external relations of Taiwan. Using a bottom-up approach, it explains the activities of business people in Taiwan and clarifies their influence beyond Taiwan. The book argues that such activities have significant economic impacts and that their influence cannot be ignored.