The Gene Civilization

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THE GENE CIVILIZATION
By taking over medicine and agriculture, molecular biology has become the business of society: genetic engineering is changing our food and our environment; fertilization and reproduction are being manipulated; there is the danger that the tracking down of hereditary diseases might lead to systematic labeling of populations.
How far can the power of biologists extend? And what share of decision making will they leave in the hands of politicians disoriented by the scope of major international projects and the alteration of the balance they imply?
The debate about bioethics is a passionate one. Will the gene civilization make tomorrow into a "brave new world"?
About the Author
François Gros is a member of the Institute, and professor at the College de France and the Pasteur Institute. He was head of the Pasteur Institute from 1976 to 1981. His work deals with the biochemistry of higher organisms. From 1981 to 1986 he served as... Tovább

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THE GENE CIVILIZATION
By taking over medicine and agriculture, molecular biology has become the business of society: genetic engineering is changing our food and our environment; fertilization and reproduction are being manipulated; there is the danger that the tracking down of hereditary diseases might lead to systematic labeling of populations.
How far can the power of biologists extend? And what share of decision making will they leave in the hands of politicians disoriented by the scope of major international projects and the alteration of the balance they imply?
The debate about bioethics is a passionate one. Will the gene civilization make tomorrow into a "brave new world"?
About the Author
François Gros is a member of the Institute, and professor at the College de France and the Pasteur Institute. He was head of the Pasteur Institute from 1976 to 1981. His work deals with the biochemistry of higher organisms. From 1981 to 1986 he served as scientific adviser to Pierre Mauroy and Laurent Fabius, and in this capacity was directly involved in the negotiations on major international projects. In 1974, he published Nucleic Acid Biosyntheses: Genetic Replication and Transcription (Éditions Hermann) and, in 1986, The Secrets of the Gene (Éditions Odile Jacob).
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