A Terrible Beauty is Born - Clones, Genes and the Future of Mankind (Hardcover)

Genetics and its related technologies are revolutionising the world in which we live: The media is regularly dominated by the latest genetically modified (GM) food, human gene therapy or cancer chip technology; maverick scientists are in the process of cloning humans and the human genome sequence is available on the Internet. Fifty years ago we did not know what a gene was - today the awesome power of genetics is being released on an unsuspecting public, and with it a whole series of ethical dilemmas undreamth of even ten years ago. Does the question now become not 'can we?' but 'should we?'
By demystifying genetic engineering and exploring the basic biology underlying the living world, A Terrible Beauty is Born explains how clones and cloning technology are in many ways extensions of processes occurring constantly in nature. Used wisely these processes have the potential to bring enormous benefits; abused, they carry with them potential dangers which we ignore at our peril.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Science Spectra
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Brendan Curran
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-28708-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Promotions
LSN:	0-415-28708-1
Barcode:	9780415287081

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