Liberation Biology,9781591022275

Liberation Biology

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ISBN13: 9781591022275
ISBN10: 1591022274
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): Prometheus Books
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Summary

In this forward-looking book Ronald Bailey, science writer for Reason magazine, argues that the coming biotechnology revolution, far from endangering human dignity, will liberate human beings to achieve their full potentials by enabling more of us to live flourishing lives free of disease, disability, and the threat of early death.

Author Biography

Ronald Bailey is the science correspondent for Reason magazine.

Table of Contents

Preface Brave New World Reconsidered 9(4)
Acknowledgments 13(2)
Introduction Biopolitics: Fight of the Century 15(10)
Forever Young: The Biology and Politics of Immortality
25(38)
Final Victory over Disease? Building Humanity's Extended Immune System
63(32)
Are Stem Cells Babies? The Ethics of Making Perfect Transplants
95(40)
Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?
135(14)
Hooray for Designer Babies!
149(34)
Biotech Cornucopia: Improving Nature for Humanity's Benefit
183(40)
Changing Your Own Mind: The Neuroethics of Psychopharmacology
223(16)
Conclusion The Age of Liberation Biology 239(8)
Notes 247(36)
Bibliography 283(28)
Index 311

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