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02103aam a22004334a 4500 001 305BDF96596111E28EE4DFB6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130108010048 008 120302s2012 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012001949 020 $a 1421407272 (electronic) 020 $a 9781421407272 (electronic) 020 $a 1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 020 $a 9781421406695 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)779097130 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d ORX $d CDX $d BWX $d NLM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QH442 $b .M44 2012 050 00 $a QH442 $b .M44 2012 060 00 $a 2012 H-953 060 10 $a QU 450 100 1 $a Mehlman, Maxwell J. 245 10 $a Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : $b the promise and peril of genetic engineering / $c Maxwell J. Mehlman. 260 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2012. 300 $a ix, 274 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- Evolution by Nature or by Human Design? -- part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering -- Protecting the Children -- Preserving Societal Cohesion -- Providing for our Descendents -- Safeguarding the Human Species -- Epilogue. 650 0 $a Genetic engineering $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Genetic engineering $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a Genetic engineering $x Environmental aspects. 650 12 $a Genetic Engineering. 650 22 $a Biological Evolution. 650 22 $a Genetic Engineering $x ethics. 650 22 $a Risk Assessment. 650 22 $a Socioeconomic Factors. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220202020902.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20130108011051.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=305BDF96596111E28EE4DFB6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search