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Overview
Contemporary Issues in Science is an eight-volume set designed to dispel the myth that a deeper understanding of new findings in science and technology is out of reach to nonspecialists. The books review current topics of universal relevance-such as global warming, conservation, weapons of mass destruction, genetic engineering, medical research ethics, and life extension-and explore through a personal lens how recent discoveries have changed daily life and will affect the future.
Beginning Life examines several bold medical innovations that have created new lives and saved others-for example, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, genetic testing and therapy, stem cells and therapeutic cloning, and intensive care techniques for premature newborns-and the ethical implications for hopeful parents, sick patients, loved ones, and health-care practitioners.
The volume includes information on
animal cloning
contraception
eugenics
gene therapy
perspectives on abortion
reproductive research
stem cells
surrogacy
The book contains more than 40 photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and internet resources, and an Index. Contemporary Issues in Science is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the technical and ethical subtleties of recent issues in science and technology.
Beginning Life
Biodiversity
Communication and Information
Ending and Extending Life
Energy and Transportation
The Environment
National Security and Weapons
Natural Resources
Synopsis
Contemporary Issues in Science is an eight-volume set designed to dispel the myth that a deeper understanding of new findings in science and technology is out of reach to nonspecialists. The books review current topics of universal relevance-such as global warming, conservation, weapons of mass destruction, genetic engineering, medical research ethics, and life extension-and explore through a personal lens how recent discoveries have changed daily life and will affect the future.
Beginning Life examines several bold medical innovations that have created new lives and saved others-for example, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, genetic testing and therapy, stem cells and therapeutic cloning, and intensive care techniques for premature newborns-and the ethical implications for hopeful parents, sick patients, loved ones, and health-care practitioners.
The volume includes information on
animal cloning
contraception
eugenics
gene therapy
perspectives on abortion
reproductive research
stem cells
surrogacy
The book contains more than 40 photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and internet resources, and an Index. Contemporary Issues in Science is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the technical and ethical subtleties of recent issues in science and technology.
Beginning Life
Biodiversity
Communication and Information
Ending and Extending Life
Energy and Transportation
The Environment
National Security and Weapons
Natural Resources