The creation of Dolly the sheep in the 1990s was for many people the start of a new era: the age of genetically modified animals. However, the idea was not new for in the 1920s an amateur scientist, Hans Duncker, decided to genetically engineer a red canary. Though his experiments failed, they paved the way for others to succeed when it was recognised that the canary needed to be both a product of nature and nurture.
This highly original narrative, of huge contemporary relevance, reveals how the obsession with turning the wild canary from green to red heralded the exciting but controversial developments in genetic manipulation.
| ISBN: | 9781408847060 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2014 |
| Author: | Tim Birkhead |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Zoology and animal sciences Zoology: birds (ornithology) Genetics (non-medical) History of science Popular Science |
The creation of Dolly the sheep in the 1990s was for many people the start of a new era: the age of genetically modified animals. However, the idea was not new for in the 1920s an amateur scientist, Hans Duncker, decided to genetically engineer a red canary.
The Red Canary features in the following genres: Zoology and animal sciences, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Genetics (non-medical), History of science, Popular Science
Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
The Red Canary was written by Tim Birkhead and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Red Canary has 288 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.