Creating Life from Life
Biotechnology and Science Fiction
$187.33
- Hardcover
306 pages
- Release Date
24 December 2014
Summary
This book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fiction stories and thereby open a conversation about the morality of what we may be one day, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnological endeavors continue to evolve.
The biotechnology “revolution,” launched on a global scale many decades ago, has taken a direct course toward re-creating life. Yet there are still many choices …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789814463584 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9814463582 |
| Author: | Rosalyn W. Berne |
| Publisher: | Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 306 |
| Release Date: | 24 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 546g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Rosalyn W. Berne
Rosalyn W. Berne is an associate professor at the Department of Engineering and Society in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She uses a dialectical methodology engaging multiple disciplines to understand the social-ethical implications of emerging scientific knowledge and technology. Creating Life from Life: Biotechnology and Science Fiction pairs scientific writing with companion sci-fi short stories in consideration of current biotechnology research. Prof. Berne’s previous books are Nanotalk: Conversations with Scientists and Engineers about Ethics, Meaning, and Belief in the Development of Nanotechnology (2006), which analyzes and interprets the content of conversations between her and 15 research scientists whose work takes place at the nanoscale, and Waiting in the Silence (2012), in which she uses science fiction to reflect on the convergence of nanotechnology /biotechnology/ information and cognitive sciences. Currently her research and writing are focused on the subject of interspecies communication.
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