Beyond Biotechnology: The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering

by Steve Talbott, Craig Holdredge, Craig Holdrege

In 2001 the Human Genome Project announced that it had successfully mapped the entire genetic content of human DNA. Scientists, politicians, theologians, and pundits speculated about what would follow, conjuring everything from nightmare scenarios of state-controlled eugenics to the hope of engineering disease-resistant newborns. As with debates surrounding stem-cell research, the seemingly endless possibilities of genetic engineering will continue...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813124840
• ISBN13: 9780813124841
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher