TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mehlman,Maxwell J.
TI  - Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares: the promise and peril of genetic engineering 
SN  - 9781421406695 (hbk. : acidfree paper)
AV  - QH442 .M44 2012
U1  - 660.6/5 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Genetic engineering
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Environmental aspects
N1  - 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 of the 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
ER  -