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Can science make sense of life? / Sheila Jasanoff.

By: Publisher: Cambridge ; Medford, MA : Polity, 2019Description: vii, 208 pages : illustration ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781509522712
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Can science make sense of life?DDC classification:
  • 501 23
LOC classification:
  • Q175.32.M43 J37 2019
Summary: "Nearly 70 years after the dawn of the genetic age, biotechnology, scientists proclaim, is poised to rewrite the book of life. Yet, how far can science go in making sense of what "life" means to human beings and societies? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that the claims of rewriting life are overblown"-- Provided by publisher.
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BOOKs National Law School General Stacks 501 JAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) PB Available Recommended by Dr. Manpreet Singh Dhillon 40236

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nearly 70 years after the dawn of the genetic age, biotechnology, scientists proclaim, is poised to rewrite the book of life. Yet, how far can science go in making sense of what "life" means to human beings and societies? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that the claims of rewriting life are overblown"-- Provided by publisher.

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