Shaping the future : biological research and human values
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Shaping the future : biological research and human values
National Academy Press, 1989
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes index
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Description
This book brings the concerned individual up-to-date on the breakthroughs and social questions emerging from biology today. Author Steve Olson draws on the latest research in a number of fields as well as the views of leading biologists, ethicists, and philosophers. He tells the story of the intricate, often frustrating, path scientists must follow to find out why we are the way we are. The volume highlights groundbreaking research being done in four of biology's most exciting fields: genetics, development, neurobiology, and evolution. In each field, the implications of this research extend far beyond basic biology, ranging from human gene therapy to cancer, from neural transplantation to the evolution of the atmosphere.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Introduction
1 Genetics and the Human Genome
Essay: Science and Scientists from the Public's Perspective
2 Biological Development and Cancer
Essay: Ethical Considerations in the Use of Human Materials
3 Neuroscience and Neuronal Replacement
Essay: The Evolution of Ethics
4 Evolution and the Biosphere
Essay: Preserving Biological Diversity
Afterword
Index
Table of Contents
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Introduction
- 3 1 Genetics and the Human Genome
- 4 Essay: Science and Scientists from the Public's Perspective
- 5 2 Biological Development and Cancer
- 6 Essay: Ethical Considerations in the Use of Human Materials
- 7 3 Neuroscience and Neuronal Replacement
- 8 Essay: The Evolution of Ethics
- 9 4 Evolution and the Biosphere
- 10 Essay: Preserving Biological Diversity
- 11 Afterword
- 12 Index
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