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Shrinking the cat, genetic engineering before we knew about genes, Sue Hubbell ; with illustrations by Liddy Hubbell

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Shrinking the cat, genetic engineering before we knew about genes, Sue Hubbell ; with illustrations by Liddy Hubbell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shrinking the cat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

46671100

Responsibility statement

Sue Hubbell ; with illustrations by Liddy Hubbell

Sub title

genetic engineering before we knew about genes

Summary

Early examples of tinkering with genes are explored, such as brreding smaller and tamer cats, turning wild grass into corn, breeding silkworms dependent on people, and making apples prettier but tasteless

Table Of Contents

Of Humanity, Tazzie the Good Dog, and Corn -- Of Multicaulismania, Silkworms, and the World's First Superhighway -- Of Lions, Cats, Shrinkage, and Rats -- Of Apples in Heaven's Mountains and in Cow Pastures

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