Re-Creating Nature: Science, Technology, and Human Values in the Twenty-First Century

ISBN-13: 9780817320294 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 408 str.

James T. Bradley

Opis

Addresses emerging biotechnologies with prodigious potential to benefit humankind but that are also fraught with ethical consequences. James Bradley guides discussions of the thorny issues resulting from the development of new biotechnologies. He also highlights the responsibilities of scientists to conduct research in an ethical manner.

Spis treści

• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1:   Cells, Molecules, Genes, and Nature
• Chapter 2:   Embryos, Stem Cells, Genetic Enhancement, Genomics, and Synthetic Biology
• Chapter 3:   Genetically Engineered Organisms
• Chapter 4:   CRISPR and Life's Future
• Chapter 5:   Nanotechnology, Life, and Nanoethics
• Chapter 6:   Brains, Minds, and Neuroethics
• Chapter 7:   Robots and Roboethics
• Chapter 8:   Responsibilities and Living Well with Modern Biotechnologies
• Chapter 9:   The Urgency of Now
• Appendix 1: The Central Dogma of Biology, CRISPR, and Gene Drive
• Appendix 2: Tools for Neuroscience and Clinical Neurology
• Appendix 3: Sources of Scientific Information for Non-Scientists
• References
• Index