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200 00$aCreating life from life $ebiotechnology and science fiction /$fRosalyn W. Berne
210  1$a[Singapore] :$cPan Stanford,$d2014.
215   $a1 online resource (302 p.)
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327   $aCover; Contents; About the Editor; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: Dialectic of Scientific Writing and Science Fiction; Chapter 2: History of the Biotechnology Revolution; Chapter 3: The "Vicious Cycle" of Obesity; Madeline; Chapter 4: Prion Diseases; Carnivore's Game; Chapter 5: Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater; Negotiations; Chapter 6: Adult Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes-Induced Vision Loss; Shadows and Sugars and Shades of Gray (Madeline, Part 2); Chapter 7: Neogenesis; Madness Enough to Break the World; Chapter 8: Keys to Bioproducts from Agriculture
327   $aSoon They'll Know Our SecretsChapter 9: The Promise and Pitfalls of Cognitive Enhancement; Dr. Hyde; Build Me a Memory; Chapter 10: Who Do They Think They Are?; Emmanuel; Chapter 11: The Uncertain Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution; Ro?nin; Appendix: 76 Reasonable Questions to Ask about Any Technology (by Jacques Ellul); Back Cover
330   $aThis book melds essays on biotechnology written by scientists into science fiction stories. It opens a conversation about the morality of what we may one day be, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnological endeavors continue to evolve. The biotechnology ""revolution,"" launched on a global scale many decades ago, has taken a direct course toward re-creating life. Yet there are still many choices to be made in shaping the future that it may one day make possible. The book motivates readers toward deep reflection and continual discourse, which is essential if biotechnology is to evo
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