Hallam Stevens (Knihy)

Hallam Stevens Knihy

Hallam Stevens je asistentem profesora historie na Nanyang Technological University v Singapuru. Ve své práci se zaměřuje na historii vědy a technologie, zejména na rozhraní mezi informatikou a biologií. Zkoumá, jak se data a algoritmy staly nedílnou součástí moderního vědeckého bádání a jak tato transformace ovlivňuje způsob, jakým chápeme život samotný. Jeho výzkum osvětluje, jak se vědecké disciplíny vyvíjejí a jak technologie formuje naše poznání světa.

Biotechnology and Society

352 stránek
13 hodin čtení

4,2(5)Ohodnotit

With Biotechnology and Society, Hallam Stevens offers an up-to-date primer to help us understand the interactions of biotechnology and society and the debates, controversies, fears, and hopes that have shaped how we think about bodies, organisms, and life in the twenty-first century. Stevens addresses such topics as genetically modified foods, cloning, and stem cells; genetic testing and the potential for discrimination; fears of (and, in some cases, hopes for) designer babies; personal genomics; biosecurity; and biotech art. Taken as a whole, the book presents a clear, authoritative picture of the relationship between biotechnology and society today, and how our conceptions (and misconceptions) of it could shape future developments. It is an essential volume for students and scholars working with biotechnology, while still being accessible to the general reader interested in the truth behind breathless media accounts about biotech’s promise and perils.