Adam, Eve, and the Genome

by Susan B. Thistlethwaite

Book Overview

The project to map the human genetic codes has been widely hailed as a monumental achievement with vast medical promise. Yet the project is also fraught with ambiguities and, Susan Thistlethwaite claims, great potential dangers to society. This important book combines a basic primer on genetic research with ethical reflection by an interdisciplinary team on key questions and a deeper look, in light of such research, at what it means to be human. Part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800636147
• ISBN13: 9780800636142
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"