Biotechnology and Society An Introduction

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Synopsis

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. It is an essential volume for students and scholars working with biotechnology, while still being accessible to the general reader interested in the truth behind breathless media accounts about biotech’s promise and perils.

Book details

Author:
Hallam Stevens
ISBN:
9780226046150
Related ISBNs:
9780226046013, 9780226045962
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Pages:
352
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-01-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Science