Remaking Eden: Cloning, Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humankind? - Couverture souple

Silver, Lee M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0753805529 ISBN 13 : 9780753805527

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this brilliant, provocative, and necessary book, Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago--indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning. Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be, but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to the dominance of a "genetic elite?" In clear, engaging, and accessible prose, Silver demystifies the science behind these and other thrinlling and frightening new possibilities, in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Lee M. Silver is professor of molecular biology and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton Uni-versity, and author of Challenging Nature. He holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University, and he lives with his family in New Jersey and New York.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0753805529
• ISBN 13: 9780753805527
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 391