Engineering Genesis
Ethics and the GM Revolution
2nd Edition
Published on 3. April 2003
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-85383-824-8 (ISBN)
Description
Aiming to offer a balanced and readable account of the issues and ethics of the GM revolution, the revised edition of this text examines current and forthcoming developments in GM food and crops, including functional foods and terminator technology, and has new chapters on ecological and health risks, and the driving forces and role of GM in globalization. It covers dramatic developments in animal genetics and human medicine and asks whether we should engineer living things and how we should control the consequences.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85383-824-8 (9781853838248)
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Previous edition
Book
10/1998
Earthscan Ltd
€206.70
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Persons
Donald Bruce and Ann Bruce are the coordinators of the Church of Scotland's Society, Religion and Technology Project.
Content
Introduction: Genetic Engineering, Society and Ethics * Case Studies on Genetic Modification * Ethics Under the Microscope * * Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare * Animal Ethics and Human Benefit * GM Food and Sustainable Agriculture * Ecological Impact of GM Crops * GM Risks and their Regulation * Patenting Genes and Life Forms * Genetic Engineering and Developing Countries * The Social Context of Genetic Engineering * Final Reflection * Appendices, Index