Genetic Engineering

Dreams and Nightmares

V. E. A. Russo, D. J. Cove (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

1998 | New edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262925-8 (ISBN)

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Questions about the possibilities and dangers of genetic engineering are addressed in this account. The text explains the underlying science in simple and lucid terms, and goes on to deal with controversial issues which are already confronting society.

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? These and related questions are addressed in this clear account of genetic engineering, a new technology which will soon touch all our lives. The text should be accessible to readers with no previous scientific knowledge, explaining the underlying science in simple and lucid terms, and going on to deal with controversial issues which are already confronting society.
This guide is designed for everyone who wishes to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of the new revolution and so help to ensure that its powerful techniques are harnessed wisely.

Part One. 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. Part Two. 8: Gives us this day our daily bread. 9: A pill for every ill. 10: Genetic disease in humans. 11: From genetic diagnosis to gene therapy. 12: Cancer: Bad habit or bad luck. 13: Genes: A detective story. Part Three. 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. Glossary. Bibliography. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.3.1998
Zusatzinfo	60 line figures, glossary, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 230 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	0-19-262925-5 / 0192629255
ISBN-13	978-0-19-262925-8 / 9780192629258
Zustand	Neuware