Changing Nature's Course: The Ethical Challenge of Biotechnology
PUBLISHER | Hong Kong University Press (03/01/1996) |
PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Biotechnology marks a new scientific revolution. It holds the promise of generating resources to meet our needs in the fight against hunger, disease and environmental disasters. However, critics argue that biotechnology will jeopardize evolution and add incalculable, self-made risks to the fragile conditions of life on this planet. By providing solid information about a new and fascinating scientific development and by exploring the complexity of its ethical dilemmas, this collection offers orientation in a difficult terrain and stimulates the search for answers adequate to the severity of the challenge. Readership For academics (in medical, scientific and social disciplines), government officials and politicians interested in the implications of the latest developments in biotechnology.
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ISBN-13:
9789622094031
ISBN-10:
9622094031
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
220
Carton Quantity:
1
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Business Ethics
Business & Economics | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Business & Economics | Ecology
Grade Level:
Post Graduate
and up
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
174.966
Library of Congress Control Number:
97143402
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Biotechnology marks a new scientific revolution. It holds the promise of generating resources to meet our needs in the fight against hunger, disease and environmental disasters. However, critics argue that biotechnology will jeopardize evolution and add incalculable, self-made risks to the fragile conditions of life on this planet. By providing solid information about a new and fascinating scientific development and by exploring the complexity of its ethical dilemmas, this collection offers orientation in a difficult terrain and stimulates the search for answers adequate to the severity of the challenge. Readership For academics (in medical, scientific and social disciplines), government officials and politicians interested in the implications of the latest developments in biotechnology.
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