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Shaping the Future

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Product details

  • ISBN 9780309039475
  • Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 1989
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description

This book brings the concerned individual up-to-date on the breakthroughs and social questions emerging from biology today. Author Steve Olson draws on the latest research in a number of fields as well as the views of leading biologists, ethicists, and philosophers. He tells the story of the intricate, often frustrating, path scientists must follow to find out why we are the way we are. The volume highlights groundbreaking research being done in four of biology's most exciting fields: genetics, development, neurobiology, and evolution. In each field, the implications of this research extend far beyond basic biology, ranging from human gene therapy to cancer, from neural transplantation to the evolution of the atmosphere.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • 1 Genetics and the Human Genome
  • Essay: Science and Scientists from the Public's Perspective
  • 2 Biological Development and Cancer
  • Essay: Ethical Considerations in the Use of Human Materials
  • 3 Neuroscience and Neuronal Replacement
  • Essay: The Evolution of Ethics
  • 4 Evolution and the Biosphere
  • Essay: Preserving Biological Diversity
  • Afterword
  • Index
About Board on Biology | Commission on Life Sciences | Division on Earth and Life Studies | National Research Council | Steve Olson
by Steve Olson for the Board on Biology, National Research Council