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Book SynopsisAddresses 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.
Trade Review“Building further on his remarkable scholarly work, James Bradley once again observes and dissects modern science and modern life in ways that challenge any kind of reader: student, scholar, research scientist, and most especially political decision makers. His interdisciplinary approach to studying the implications of biotechnology is the most accessible and useful, yet profound, of any academic work in this vast field. With characteristic good humor and patience, he confronts the fundamental issues within not only life sciences but moral and political philosophy as well. This is a necessary, although uncomfortable, wake-up call for humankind generally." - Timothy P. Terrel, Emory University School of Law and author of
The Dimensions of Legal Reasoning: Developing Analytical Acuity from Law School to Law PracticeTable of Contents
- 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
