God, science, and designer genes : an exploration of emerging genetic technologies /
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| Author / Creator: | Stober, Spencer S. |
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| Imprint: | Santa Brabara, Calif. : Praeger, c2009. |
| Description: | xii, 243 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7934746 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction: Arctic Spring
- 2. The Geopolitics of Snow and Ice
- 3. An Arctic Imperative?
- 4. From Cold War to Warming Earth
- 5. Polar Uncertainties
- 6. The End of the Arctic
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Laying the Foundations: Biology, Theology, and Being Human
- 1. In the Beginning: Introductory Issues
- 2. Playing God, or Using the Brains God Gave Us? Biology and Theology in Dialogue
- 3. The ABCs of Genetics and Morality: Basic Concepts in Science and Moral Reasoning
- Part II. Genetic Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
- 4. Designer Babies: Creating Our Children
- 5. Searching for the Fountain of Youth: Stem-Cell Research
- 6. To Duplicate or Hot to Duplicate: The Question of Cloning
- 7. My Genes Made Me Do It: The Relationship between Genes and Behavior
- 8. Don't Look at My DNA: Genetic Privacy and the Possibility of Discrimination
- Part III. The Future: Where Do We Go from Here?
- 9. And Away We Go: Opportunities, Challenges, and Social Justice
- Works Cited
- Index
