- Taschenbuch: 400 Seiten
- Verlag: Harper Perennial (Oktober 1998)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0380792435
- ISBN-13: 978-0380792436
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,3 x 13,2 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.428.579 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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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 were unimaginable just a few short years ago--indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning. 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 the dominance of a "genetic elite?" In clear, engaging, and accessible prose, Silver demystifies the science behind these and other thrinlling and frightening new possibilities, in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century.
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Lee M. Silver is professor of molecular biology and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton Uni-versity, and author of Challenging Nature. He holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University, and he lives with his family in New Jersey and New York.
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I found this book to be highly original and very informative. In this book, Lee M. Silver recounts the history (both scientific and social) of reproductive technologies, relating specific cases, speculations, and ramifications. He goes beyond to explain possible technologies that are not yet available, and why these might be important. Such real and imagined technologies include having more than two parents, cloning, and genetic engineering. He goes on to show how a child might have three mothers (genetic, birth, and social) and two fathers (genetic and social), how a child could have more than one genetic mother, how and why someone might want to clone themselves, how genetic engineering might impact future generations or our species as a whole, and other possibilities.
My only qualm with the book was that it seemed somewhat biased in certain respects. He goes on giving scenarios that might occur in which a certain reproductive technology is of some aid. However, I do not think he goes in as much depth when it comes to scenarios in which these technologies will be of great harm.
Overall, I would recommend this book. The author has a lot of interesting and innovating things to say, and one does not need more previous knowledge of biology than is offered in a high school bio course.
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I bought this book believing the hype perpetuated by Nobel Prize winners and famous newspapers. In a nutshell, they were wrong. This book starts with a lot of promise, but Silver begins to get irrating around the fifth chapter. He moves away from the real science and goes overboard with goofy scenarios. Much of what Silver writes sounds like it appeared on Oprah. This book isn't exactly a waste of time, but there are better choices out there.
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I read the hardcover version when it came out and have been disturbed by it ever since. I am not a religious zealot and believe, or rather hope, that I'm not narrow minded. (I believe in evolution, I have a Ph.D. in engineering, etc.) But while reading the book, I sometimes gazed at the photo of the author on the dust jacket and saw a man in the prime of life, talented in every way, successful in every way, honored academically and professionally ... and he describes in his book how he wants, expects, to play God. I recommend the book highly because it made me think and it has stayed with me ever since. Still, I am frankly frightened by his vision. He and his research can do so much good, let's hope that he knows the difference between good and evil. Strong and melodramatic words on my part, by they're heartfelt. In any event, read the book.
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Anfangs wollte ich es wieder weglegen, denn es schien mir recht weit hergeholt, doch in Gedanken nochmal den Stand der jetzigen Wissenschaft überdacht, nahm ich es wieder zur... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 8. Januar 2001 von Chris.S@Gate2Future.com
Brave new world??
Silver says that genetic engineering of humans is here to stay, and we just have to accept it.Do I dectect a vested interest here? Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Paid by the Word...
A biologist at the end of his useful life flirts with NYT reporter Gina Kolata and jumps into the limelight to praise cloning. Pow, bing, boom he's...a bioethicist! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. April 1999 veröffentlicht
Truly inspirational book on eugenics
Lee Silver tackles genetic engineering with the creative flair that only a true scientific empiricist can muster. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Januar 1999 von nuenke@ix.netcom.com
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