Hallam Stevens (Livres)

Hallam Stevens Livres

Hallam Stevens est professeur adjoint d'histoire à la Nanyang Technological University de Singapour. Ses travaux explorent l'histoire des sciences et des technologies, en particulier à l'intersection de l'informatique et de la biologie. Il étudie comment les données et les algorithmes sont devenus partie intégrante de la recherche scientifique moderne et comment cette transformation façonne notre compréhension de la vie elle-même. Ses recherches éclairent l'évolution des disciplines scientifiques et l'influence de la technologie sur notre connaissance du monde.

Biotechnology and Society

352pages
13 heures de lecture

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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.