Creating life from life : biotechnology and science fiction /
"This book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fiction stories and thereby open a conversation about the morality of what we may be one day, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnologica...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Singapore] : Boca Raton, FL :
Pan Stanford Publishing ; CRC Press,
[2015]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : dialectic of scientific writing and science fiction / Rosalyn W. Berne
- History of the biotechnology revolution / Catherine Rhodes
- The vicious cycle of obesity / Eduardo A. Nillni
- Madeline / Rosalyn W. Berne
- Prion diseases / Joel A. Pedersen
- Carnivore's game / Rosalyn W. Berne
- Climate change and the future of freshwater / David L. Feldman
- Negotiations / Rosalyn W. Berne
- Adult stem cells to cure diabetes-induced vision loss / Shayn Peirce-Cottler
- Shadows and sugars and shades of gray / Rosalyn W. Berne
- Neogenesis / Reginald H. Garrett
- Madness enough to break the world / Sean Hays
- Keuys to bioproducts from agriculture / Elizabeth Hood
- Soon they'll know our secrets / Rosalyn W. Berne
- The promise and pitfalls of cognitive enhancement / David Carmel
- Dr. Hyde / David Carmel
- Build me a memory / Nathaniel C. Cady
- Who do they think they are? / Reginald H. Garrett
- Emmanuel / Rosalyn W. Berne
- The uncertain consequences of the biotechnology revolution / Catherine Rhodes
- Rōnin / Lena Nguyen
- 76 reasonable questions to ask about any technology / by Jacques Ellul.