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Mehlman, Maxwell J.

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmaresthe promise and peril of genetic engineering /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmaresMaxwell J. Mehlman.
Reminder of title:	the promise and peril of genetic engineering /
Author:	Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Published:	Baltimore :Johns Hopkins University Press,2012.
Description:	1 online resource (288 p.).
Subject:	Genetic engineeringEnvironmental aspects.
Online resource:	Full text available:
ISBN:	9781421407272 (electronic bk.)

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmaresthe promise and peril of genetic engineering /
Mehlman, Maxwell J.

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmaresthe promise and peril of genetic engineering /[electronic resource]:Maxwell J. Mehlman. - Baltimore :Johns Hopkins University Press,2012. - 1 online resource (288 p.).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End ofthe Human Species -- Evolution by Nature or by Human Design? -- part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering -- Protecting the Children -- Preserving Societal Cohesion -- Providing for our Descendents -- Safeguarding the Human Species -- Epilogue.

ISBN: 9781421407272 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

636527
Genetic engineering
--Environmental aspects.

LC Class. No.: QH442 / .M44 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 660.6/5

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