Mapping the Human Genome: Reality, Morality, and Deity - Hardcover

Kent, Theodore C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081919784X ISBN 13: 9780819197849

Publisher: University Press of America, 1995

Synopsis

The mapping of the genetic structure of human beings is one of the most ambitious attempts by Western scientists to understand life. Advances in technology have made it possible to manipulate biological structures and have been beneficial in the fight against such diseases as Huntington's and Parkinson's. Advances in gene technology also raise the possibility of redesigning ourselves and our children. In Mapping the Human Genome Theodore C. Kent examines this new field of genetic engineering and addresses the troubling questions about nature and the morality that it brings. Kent warns that while gene technology offers terrific opportunities, it also raises questions that science cannot and should not answer alone. Kent explores the moral and ethical dilemmas we face as it becomes possible to change ourselves and our children. This book looks at the future of humankind and examines aspects of reality and morality, the human genome, and human potentiality. Kent provides a new way of looking at the world and meeting the challenges of the coming Age of the Genome.

About this title

About the Author

Theodore C. Kent is Executive Director of the Human Sciences Center in San Diego, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081919784X
• ISBN 13: 9780819197849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 154