- 298 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
This book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fiction stories and thereby open a conversation about the morality of what we may be one day, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnological endeavors continue to evolve. The biotechnology "revol
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- About the Editor
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Dialectic of Scientific Writing and Science Fiction
- Chapter 2: History of the Biotechnology Revolution
- Chapter 3: The “Vicious Cycle” of Obesity
- Madeline
- Chapter 4: Prion Diseases
- Carnivore’s Game
- Chapter 5: Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater
- Negotiations
- Chapter 6: Adult Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes-Induced Vision Loss
- Shadows and Sugars and Shades of Gray (Madeline, Part 2)
- Chapter 7: Neogenesis
- Madness Enough to Break the World
- Chapter 8: Keys to Bioproducts from Agriculture
- Soon They’ll Know Our Secrets
- Chapter 9: The Promise and Pitfalls of Cognitive Enhancement
- Dr. Hyde
- Build Me a Memory
- Chapter 10: Who Do They Think They Are?
- Emmanuel
- Chapter 11: The Uncertain Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
- Rōnin
- Appendix: 76 Reasonable Questions to Ask about Any Technology (by Jacques Ellul)
- Back Cover