Genes, cells and brains: the Promethean promises of the new biology
"Our fates lie in our genes and not in the stars, said James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. But Watson could not have predicted the scale of the industry now dedicated to this new frontier. Since the launch of the multibillion-dollar Human Genome Project, the biosciences have pr...
Main Authors: | Rose, Hilary, Rose, Steven |
---|---|
Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
London
2012
Verso |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19120963124919481459-Genes,-cells-and-brains-the-Pr.htm |
Similar Items
-
Rationality and the genetic challenge: making people better?
by: Häyry, Matti
Published: (2010) -
More than human: embracing the promise of biological enhancement
by: Naam, Ramez
Published: (2005) -
Biomedicine and human rights. The Oviedo Convention and its additional protocols
by: Council of Europe
Published: (2009) -
Genes en el laboratorio y en la fábrica
Published: (1998) -
Bioethics in Europe : final report
Published: (1992)