The impact of the gene : from Mendel's peas to designer babies / Colin Tudge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tudge, Colin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetics--Popular works.

Genetics.

Medical Subjects:

Genetics.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

375 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

1st American ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.

Summary:

"The science of genetics holds the key to an enhanced understanding of the human makeup and allows for new ways of approaching such issues as the prevention of hereditary diseases and the effective conservation of endangered species. But genetic technologies are also instruments of tremendous power, and with this constantly expanding knowledge comes the responsibility of using it wisely. Cloning, genetically engineered crops, the research and results of the Human Genome Project, and the possibility of "designer babies" continue to force challenging choices on society. In The Impact of the Gene Colin Tudge provides new insights into the ethics of modern genetics and raises the question of what criteria we must use with regard to this extraordinary and unprecedented power."--Jacket.

Contents:

The future of humankind and the legacy of Mendel

The peasant and the scientist

Breeders, scientists, and philosophers

From Mendel to molecules

What genes are and how they work

Mendel and Darwin: Neo-Darwinism and the selfish gene

Genes for behavior: evolutionary psychology and the nature of human nature

Genes rearranged and genes conserved

The shaping of homo sapiens.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0374175233

9780374175238

OCLC:

45460920

Publisher Number:

99802753400