Changing nature's course :: the ethical challenge of biotechnology /

Biotechnology marks a new scientific revolution. It holds the promise of generating resources to meet our needs in the fight against hunger, disease and environmental disasters. However, critics argue that biotechnology will jeopardize evolution and add incalculable, self-made risks to the fragile c...

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Körperschaften: Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Goethe-Institut (Hong Kong)
Weitere Verfasser: Becker, Gerhold K., 1943-, Buchanan, James Porter, 1948-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 1996.
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Zusammenfassung:Biotechnology marks a new scientific revolution. It holds the promise of generating resources to meet our needs in the fight against hunger, disease and environmental disasters. However, critics argue that biotechnology will jeopardize evolution and add incalculable, self-made risks to the fragile conditions of life on this planet. By providing solid information about a new and fascinating scientific development and by exploring the complexity of its ethical dilemmas, this collection offers orientation in a difficult terrain and stimulates the search for answers adequate to the severity of the challenge.
Beschreibung:"Articles grew out of the symposium 'Biotechnology and Ethics: Scientific Liberty and Moral Responsibility" held in November 1993, was organized and sponsored by the Centre for Applied Ethics at Hong Kong Baptist University in cooperation with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Goethe Institut."--Foreword
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 208 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789882200593
9882200591