Genetic engineering
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Louise I. Gerdes, book editor
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780737722369; 9780737722376
Subjects: Ethik; Moral and ethical aspects; Gentechnologie; Sozialer Wandel; Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt; Social aspects; Genetic engineering
Description: Authors share their views about the risks and benefits of genetic engineering, presenting information on genetically engineered crops, the regulation of genetic engineering, and the impact of cloning on society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: How will genetic engineering affect society?; title: Genetic engineering benefits society  -- Henry I. Miller, -- Gregory Conko; title: Genetic engineering threatens society  -- Ronnie Cummins; title: Human cloning will harm society  -- Jeremy Rifkin -- The; title: risks associated with human cloning have been exaggerated  -- James A. Byrne, -- John B. Gurdon; title: Genetic engineering threatens women's reproductive choices  -- Judith Levine; title: Genetic engineering protects women's reproductive choices  -- George Dvorsky; title: Cloning could save endangered species  -- Robert P. Lanza, -- Betsy L. Dresser, -- Philip Damiani; title: Cloning may not be enough to save endangered species  -- Ellen Goodman. -- Is genetic engineering ethical?; title: Genetic engineering threatens human dignity  -- Leon R. Kass; title: Genetic engineering promotes human dignity  -- Michael Place; title: Human cloning is unethical  -- Megan Best; title: Human cloning is ethical  -- Stuart K. Hayashi -- The; title: production of genetically engineered food is ethical  -- Gary Comstock. -- What is the impact of genetically engineered crops?; title: Genetically engineered crops are dangerous  -- John Grogan, -- Cheryl Long; title: Genetically engineered crops are not dangerous  -- L. Val Giddings; title: Genetically engineered crops protect the environment  -- Jonathan Rauch; title: Genetically engineered crops may harm the environment  -- Ricarda Steinbrecher; title: Genetically engineered crops can help people in developing nations  -- Dennis T. Avery; title: Genetically engineered crops will not help developing nations  -- GeneWatch. -- How should genetic engineering be regulated? The; title: labeling of genetically engineered food should be mandatory  -- Y.G. Muralidharan -- The; title: labeling of genetically engineered food should not be mandatory  -- Gregory Conko; title: All forms of human cloning should be banned  -- Robert A. Best; title: Some forms of human cloning should not be banned  -- Rudolf Jaenisch; title: Scientists should be allowed to patent genes -- David Holcberg.