Mendel's Ark - Biotechnology and the Future of Extinction (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

Does extinction have to be forever? As the global extinction crisis accelerates, conservationists and policy-makers increasingly use advanced biotechnologies such as reproductive cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and bioinformatics in the urgent effort to save species. Mendel's Ark considers the ethical, cultural and social implications of using these tools for wildlife conservation. Drawing upon sources ranging from science to science fiction, it focuses on the stories we tell about extinction and the meanings we ascribe to nature and technology. The use of biotechnology in conservation is redrawing the boundaries between animals and machines, nature and artifacts, and life and death. The new rhetoric and practice of de-extinction will thus have significant repercussions for wilderness and for society. The degree to which we engage collectively with both the prosaic and the fantastic aspects of biotechnological conservation will shape the boundaries and ethics of our desire to restore lost worlds.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Amy Lynn Fletcher
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	99
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401791205
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General Promotions
LSN:	9401791201
Barcode:	9789401791205

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