The red canary
Subtitle: the story of the first genetically engineered animal
By: Tim Birkhead
Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Bloomsbury Publishing; Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781408847060; 9781620407578
Subjects: Genetics; Color; Color canaries; Breeding; Canaries; History
Description: "The Red Canary follows the compelling quest to turn the green canary red. While the idea of genetically modified animals seems like a recent concept, it was first throught up in the 1920s by Hans Duncker, an amateur scientist who became obsessed with creating the first red canary"--Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.