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Biopunk
- Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages
- De: Marcus Wohlsen
- Narrado por: Paul Michael Garcia
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Champions of synthetic biology believe that turning genetic code into Lego-like blocks to build never-before-seen organisms could solve the thorniest challenges in medicine, energy, and environmental protection. But as the hackers who cracked open the potential of the personal computer and the Internet proved, the most revolutionary discoveries often emerge from out-of-the-way places, forged by brilliant outsiders with few resources besides boundless energy and great ideas.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Subject Matter is Irritating
- De Nibs en 02-24-22
- Biopunk
- Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages
- De: Marcus Wohlsen
- Narrado por: Paul Michael Garcia
Subject Matter is Irritating
Revisado: 02-24-22
Downloaded this book because it was free to me. I am a life scientist and I specifically work with bacterial and viral pathogens including SARS-CoV-2. I find it disturbing that people are facilitating “hobbyists” setting up wet labs in their own homes with no oversight or formal training. The book is clearly outdated, written during a time where the most relevant epidemic in the USA was swine flu. Part of the “democratize bioengineering” thesis was that laypeople could help solve epidemiological problems. During the COVID-19 pandemic however, these people were worthless. It was academics who sequenced samples and uploaded them to places like GISAID and GNUVID. It was corporate scientists that developed effective vaccines and biologic/small molecule therapeutics. It was hospital-based MLS personnel that ran routine testing. These so-called “bio hackers” didn’t contribute anything useful. To me, it’s a farce to justify loosening necessary regulations around performing bioengineering and genetic techniques. They compare biohacking in your basement to Mark Zuckerberg inventing Facebook in his dorm room, a comparison that is equally absurd and inapplicable. Imagine the depth of ignorance required to make such a statement. The performance of the book is also mediocre, to top it all off. No wonder it was free.
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A Terrible Thing to Waste
- Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
- De: Harriet A. Washington
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 112
In 1994, The Bell Curve and its controversial thesis catapulted the topic of genetic racial differences in IQ to the forefront of a renewed and heated debate. Now, in A Terrible Thing to Waste, award-winning science writer Harriet A. Washington adds her incisive analysis to the fray, arguing that IQ is a biased and flawed metric, but that it is useful for tracking cognitive damage. Featuring extensive scientific research and Washington's sharp, lively reporting, A Terrible Thing to Waste is sure to outrage, transform the conversation, and inspire debate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wish this was read by a black WOMAN
- De Dreamer en 12-03-20
- A Terrible Thing to Waste
- Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
- De: Harriet A. Washington
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
Informative and Well-Written
Revisado: 02-07-22
A thorough essay on the poisoning of principally minority communities by for-profit companies and the government. Fact-based and well-researched. I’m taking off points because I really think this book should have been narrated by a black woman, if not by the author herself.
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