| Description |
xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. About Life and Death -- 2. The Living Organism is Like a House -- 3. The Cell is Like a Stage -- 4. The Gene -- 5. How Are Genes Inherited? -- 6. Viruses and Other Flying Genes -- 7. The Engineers of Life -- 8. Gives Us This Day Our Daily Bread -- 9. A Pill for Every Ill -- 10. Genetic Diseases in Humans -- 11. From Genetic Diagnosis to Gene Therapy -- 12. Cancer: Bad Habit or Bad Luck? -- 13. Genes: a Detective Story -- 14. Frankenstein's Monster and other Horror Stories -- 15. The Dreams and Crimes of Eugenics -- 16. Science, Technology and Society -- 17. Science, Technology and Ethics |
| Summary |
These and related questions are addressed in this clear account of genetic engineering, a new technology which will soon touch all our lives. Accessible to readers with no previous scientific knowledge, the book explains the underlying science in simple and lucid terms, and goes on to deal with the controversial issues which are already confronting society. Rather than taking sides over the acceptability of genetic engineering and its applications, the authors enable readers to make up their own minds about the benefits and problems that will continue to come from this technology |
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What is genetic engineering? How is it carried out and what can it do? What is cancer and can genetic engineering provide a cure? Why is AIDS so difficult to cure? Which diseases are determined genetically, and how are they passed on from parents to their children? Is intelligence genetically determined? Can gene therapy cure all our genetic diseases? Can genetic engineering solve the problem of world famine? Are genetically-engineered organisms a threat to the Earth's ecology? Should people be discriminated against by insurance companies and employers because of their genes? Who should make decisions about ethical problems created by genetic engineering? |
| Analysis |
Genetic engineering |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-232) and index |
| Subject |
Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Genetic engineering -- Social aspects.
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Genetic engineering.
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Genetic Engineering [MESH]
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Genetic Engineering.
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Ethics.
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Genetic Engineering.
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Morals.
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| Author |
Cove, D. J.
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| LC no. |
95016150 |
| ISBN |
0716745461 |
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