Remaking Eden: How Genetic Engineering and Cloning Will Transform the American Family

by Lee M. Silver

Book Overview

Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be, but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to a split in the human species?

In this brilliant, provocative, and necessary book, Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061235199
• ISBN13: 9780061235191
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

It was an awesome book

I find it very interesting reading. Lee Silver brought the complexities of the reprogentic labs to the grasp of the layman. It projects into the future of reproduction and it looks like the American society one day will finally come to accept cloning as an option, though expensive.

Human Genetic Engineering

I found this book exceptionally delightful. The author's views are extremely solid and he does not, through out the course of the book, waver in his judgment. I especially enjoyed his conclusion. All in all, this book is very well thought out.

Educational - Big on concepts, little on factoids

I purchased this book expecting an opinionated book on biotechnology, not sure what stance the author took. Quickly I realized he took the stance of a respectable scientist.What truly made this book great was that he educated people. Usually education will take away the majority of controversy on any subject. Silver clearly demystifies genetic engineering and shows how future situations will become an everyday part of our lives. Topics ranging from how the controversy of abortion is affected by the fact that 75 percent of all fertilized eggs will never be born, to how sensations of pain and thought don't occur because formation on the majority of synapses don't occur until the 25th week. His thorough explanations of how even a clone will be no different then any other person with its own thoughts and opinions, raised in a kind and loving family. Silver clears up misconceptions in science and society. His hypothetical situations gives this science book more pizazz and an insight into the future.

Brave, wise, fascinating, fun

Few nationally-known experts these days have the bravery to draw the inescapable but politically incorrect conclusion about human cloning: It is inevitable. The current U.S. ban will only encourage rogue states, corporations, and individuals to do it--they'd have a monopoly. In the face of that, the U.S. will be forced to rescind its ban. This book persuasively identifies what will likely occur as a result. I found reading this book to be a fascinating and fun experience.

Thought-provoking, well-constructed, fascinating.

I really like this book. The author goes to great lengths to logically break down exactly what happens during the fertilization cycle, and how the fetus comes into being. Then he painstakingly discusses the ethical considerations. There is far too much wildly emotional prose out there on this topic. Sometimes it seems like the commie-bashing of the 90's! This author gives a firm, logical foundation for some very rational, ethical choices and possibilities that loom in the future for all of us. I think his best quote is that " what makes man special resides between his ears. We are fools if we don't know that." I agree. The futuristic scenarious are very interesting, and have made me realize that cloning will occur in the future and hey -- so what? :-)