Sex, Drugs and DNA

Science's Taboos Confronted

Michael Stebbins

256 pages, parution le 10/04/2006

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Résumé

In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no punches this book reveals the truth about modern biology and debunks the commonest myths surrounding some of the most controversial topics in science and health. It says what most scientists and politicians are afraid to say about what research can and, perhaps more importantly, cannot deliver on topics ranging from sexuality, race and genetic modification to stem cells, cloning, modern medicine, fertility treatment, creationism and bioterrorism.

Having worked at the heart of government science, at the most prestigious science publishing company in the world, and in one of the world's leading biology institutions the author has a unique view of the politics, culture and reach of science. He illustrates how we are facing dangerous times where political agendas and public misunderstanding are hobbling truly novel work and hence calls for wide reaching changes in science education, funding, publishing and promulgation.

L'auteur - Michael Stebbins

Mike Stebbins is the Director of Biology Policy for the Federation of American Scientists and a former US Congressional Fellow in Science Policy. Before that he was a senior editor at Nature Genetics after being a geneticist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He has written for Reuters, and numerous scientific journals and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered. He is an advisor to ScienCentral, a National Science Foundation funded science TV news feed that goes out on the ABC and NBC affiliates and is based in New York.

Sommaire

it's enough to make you ...
a scientist's life 6 2. stem cells and cloning
there's sex ...
... and then there's sex
and another thing: genetically modified everything
race and other discriminations
and another thing: global warming
bioterrorism and other mayhem
and another thing: the coming pandemic
drugs
healthcare
science education
and another thing: national science day
essential reading and resources

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Macmillan
Auteur(s)	Michael Stebbins
Parution	10/04/2006
Nb. de pages	256
Format	14 x 20,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	445g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781403993427
ISBN13	978-1-4039-9342-7