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03677aam a2200385 i 4500 001 E253592C4D4311EEBB1CF29156ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230907010029 008 220811t20232023mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022030338 020 $a 1421446146 020 $a 9781421446141 035 $a (OCoLC)1337522796 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d BDX $d UKMGB $d JHE $d CDX $d YDX $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a TP248.24 C68 2023 084 $a MED009000 $a MED009000 $2 bisacsh 245 04 $a The conversation on biotechnology / $c edited by Marc Zimmer. 264 1 $a Baltimore, Maryland : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2023. 300 $a xxiv, 234 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 21 cm. 490 0 $a Critical conversations 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Machine generated contents note: Part 1: The building blocks of life -- Part 2: Biotechnology, food, and the environment -- Part 3: Powerful tools for medicine and health -- Part 4: Genetic frontiers and ethics. 520 $a "Written specifically for readers with little to no knowledge of the field, the articles within this collection cover everything from a basic overview of CRISPR technology and gene editing in GMOs to the ethical questions surrounding "designer babies" and other applications of biotechnology in humans"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "From the contributors to The Conversation, this collection of essays by leading experts in biotechnology provides foundational knowledge on a range of topics, from CRISPR gene sequencing to the ethics of GMOs and "designer babies."In The Conversation on Biotechnology, editor Marc Zimmer collects essays from The Conversation U.S. by top scholars and experts in the field, who present a primer on the latest biotechnology research, the overwhelming possibilities it offers, and the risks of its abuse. From an overview of CRISPR technology and gene editing in GMOs to the ethical questions surrounding "designer babies" and other applications of biotechnology in humans, it highlights the major implications biotechnology will bring for health and society. Topics range from the spectacular use of light to fire individual neurons in the brain to making plant-based meats; from curbing diseases with genetically modified mosquitoes to looking back on 40 years of opinions on IVF babies.The Critical Conversations series collects essays from top scholars on timely topics, including water, biotechnology, gender diversity, gun culture, and more, originally published on the independent news site The Conversation U.S.Contributors: Nathan Ahlgren, Ivan Anishchenko, Trine Antonsen, Jennifer Barfield, Pedro Belda-Ferre, Ari Berkowitz, Adeline Boettcher, Jason Delbourne, Kevin Doxzen, Mo Ebrahimkhani, Eleanor Feingold, J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Cecile Janssens, Samira Kiani, Amanda Kowalczyk, Mariana Lamas, Andrew Lapworth, Rebecca Mackelprang, Kathleen Merrigan, Saman Naghieh, Sean Nee, Dimitri Perrin, Christopher Preston, Jason Rasgon, Penny Riggs, Jason Robert, Oliver Rogoyski, Gary Samore, Sahotra Sarkar, George E. Seidel, Patricia A. Stapleton, Craig W. Stevens, Paul B. Thompson, Christopher Tuggle, Vikramaditya G. Yadav, Marc Zimmer"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Biotechnology. 650 0 $a Medical technology. 650 0 $a Genetic engineering. 650 0 $a Food $x Biotechnology. 700 1 $a Zimmer, Marc, $e editor. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781421446158 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231103011709.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E253592C4D4311EEBB1CF29156ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search