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Designer biology : the ethics of intensively engineering biological and ecological systems / edited by John Basl and Ronald L. Sandler.

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Designer Biology: The Ethics of Intensively Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems consists of thirteen chapters (twelve of them original to the collection) that address the ethical issues raised by technological intervention and design across a broad range of biological and ecological system...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Sandler, Ronald L., Basl, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
Subjects:
Bioethics.
Bioengineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Biotic communities > Effect of human beings on > Moral and ethical aspects.
Geotechnical engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
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Summary:Designer Biology: The Ethics of Intensively Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems consists of thirteen chapters (twelve of them original to the collection) that address the ethical issues raised by technological intervention and design across a broad range of biological and ecological systems. Among the technologies addressed are geoengineering, human enhancement, sex selection, genetic modification, and synthetic biology.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 296 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739178225
0739178229
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