Genethics: The Clash between the New Genetics and Human Values by David Suzuki
Genethics is the most lucid and authoritative guide for general readers to modern genetic technology and the myriad ethical issues it raises.
Genethics
Summary
Genethics is the most lucid and authoritative guide for general readers to modern genetic technology and the myriad ethical issues it raises.
Genethics Summary
Genethics Reviews
In standard biomedical texts, mechanical processes such as replication and transcription are described with excruciating dryness. Here, metaphors animate the narrative, restoring through art some of the natural beauty of science... To the authors' credit, they have written an excellent book that, if widely read, will provide much of the technical education and ethical sensitization needed to broaden public debate. -- Richard C. Hermann * Journal of the American Medical Association *
The discussion of genetic science is commendably clear. Suzuki and Knudtson, good writers as they are, do not merely recite the facts but tell stories that put flesh on the bones. -- Thomas H. Murray * Medical Humanities Journal *
First-rate. -- Bentley Glass * Quarterly Review of Biology *
[Suzuki and Knudtson] do an outstanding job of presenting complicated ideas to a nonscientific audience, as well as covering enough detail to satisfy those with a scientific background. [Their] presentation is balanced and controversial arguments are examined from all sides. * Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine *
[This] book deserves wide attention for its timely warning of problems now on the cultural horizon. * Booklist *
The discussion of genetic science is commendably clear. Suzuki and Knudtson, good writers as they are, do not merely recite the facts but tell stories that put flesh on the bones. -- Thomas H. Murray * Medical Humanities Journal *
First-rate. -- Bentley Glass * Quarterly Review of Biology *
[Suzuki and Knudtson] do an outstanding job of presenting complicated ideas to a nonscientific audience, as well as covering enough detail to satisfy those with a scientific background. [Their] presentation is balanced and controversial arguments are examined from all sides. * Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine *
[This] book deserves wide attention for its timely warning of problems now on the cultural horizon. * Booklist *
About David Suzuki
David Suzuki, a well-known geneticist and science broadcaster, is Professor of Biology at the University of British Columbia. Peter Knudtson is a freelance science writer based in Vancouver.
Table of Contents
List of Tables List of Illustrations Preface Introduction The Legacy of Genes Dance of the Genes The Dances of the Chromosomes Genes in Populations The New Choreography The Mystery of the Man with Too Many Ys Privacy and the Human Genome The 'Moral Difference between Somatic and Germ Cells A Dark Side of the New Genetics Developing a Sensitivity to the Sufferings of Genes The Curious Case of the Crown Gall Bacterium In Praise of Genetic Diversity Deciphering the Human Genome Epilogue: Searching for a New Mythology Glossary For Further Reading Index
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Genethics: The Clash between the New Genetics and Human Values by David Suzuki
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Harvard University Press
19900901
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