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Biotechnology and Society: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Stevens, Hallam

 
9780226046013: Biotechnology and Society: An Introduction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 022604601X ISBN 13 : 9780226046013
Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2016

Synopsis

With Biotechnology and Society, Hallam Stevens offers an up-to-date primer to help us understand the interactions of biotechnology and society and the debates, controversies, fears, and hopes that have shaped how we think about bodies, organisms, and life in the twenty-first century. Stevens addresses such topics as genetically modified foods, cloning, and stem cells; genetic testing and the potential for discrimination; fears of (and, in some cases, hopes for) designer babies; personal genomics; biosecurity; and biotech art. Taken as a whole, the book presents a clear, authoritative picture of the relationship between biotechnology and society today, and how our conceptions (and misconceptions) of it could shape future developments. It is an essential volume for students and scholars working with biotechnology, while still being accessible to the general reader interested in the truth behind breathless media accounts about biotech’s promise and perils.

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À propos de l'auteur

Hallam Stevens is associate professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and the author of Life Out of Sequence: A Data-Driven History of Bioinformatics.

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Éditeur
University of Chicago Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
022604601X
ISBN 13 
9780226046013
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
403
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Personne responsable
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