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100 1 _aMehlman, Maxwell J.
245 1 0 _aTranshumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares :
_bthe promise and peril of genetic engineering /
_cMaxwell J. Mehlman.
260 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2012.
300 _aix, 274 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _apart 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.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xEnvironmental aspects.
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