Biotechnology and society : an introduction /
Stevens, Hallam
Biotechnology and society : an introduction / Hallam Stevens - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 - 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes cartographical images.
Includes index.
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.
022604601X
Biotechnology
Biotechnology--Social aspects
Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects
660.6 STE
Biotechnology and society : an introduction / Hallam Stevens - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 - 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes cartographical images.
Includes index.
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.
022604601X
Biotechnology
Biotechnology--Social aspects
Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects
660.6 STE