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LEADER: 01544cam a22002894a 4500
001 2012001949
003 DLC
005 20130115084341.0
008 120302s2012 mdu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012001949
020 $a9781421406695 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a9781421407272 (electronic)
020 $a1421407272 (electronic)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQH442$b.M44 2012
082 00 $a660.6/5$223
100 1 $aMehlman, Maxwell J.
245 10 $aTranshumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares :$bthe promise and peril of genetic engineering /$cMaxwell J. Mehlman.
260 $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c2012.
300 $aix, 274 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $apart 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- Evolution by Nature or by Human Design? -- part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering -- Protecting the Children -- Preserving Societal Cohesion -- Providing for our Descendents -- Safeguarding the Human Species -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aGenetic engineering$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 $aGenetic engineering$xEnvironmental aspects.