Remaking Eden: How Genetic Engineering and Cloning Will Transform the American Family â Accessible Science on Enhancement, Unimaginable Possibilities, and Provocative Dilemmas (Ecco)

Silver, Lee M.

ISBN 10: 0061235199 / ISBN 13: 9780061235191

Editore: Ecco, 2007

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Codice articolo DBV.0061235199.G

Riassunto:

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 a split in the human species?

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. In clear, engaging, and accessible prose, Silver demystifies the science behind a myriad of thrilling 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.

Informazioni sull'autore:

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.

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Titolo: Remaking Eden: How Genetic Engineering and ...
Casa editrice: Ecco
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good