Can science make sense of life? Sheila Jasanoff.

By:

Jasanoff, Sheila

Publication details: Cambrige: Polity Press, 2019.Description: vii, 208 pages : illustration ; 23 cmISBN:

9781509522712 (pbk.)

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Can science make sense of life?DDC classification:

501 J31C 23

LOC classification:

Q175.32.M43 J37 2019

Summary: "Nearly 70 years after the dawn of the genetic age, biotechnology, scientists proclaim, is poised to rewrite the book of life. Yet, how far can science go in making sense of what "life" means to human beings and societies? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that the claims of rewriting life are overblown"--

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nearly 70 years after the dawn of the genetic age, biotechnology, scientists proclaim, is poised to rewrite the book of life. Yet, how far can science go in making sense of what "life" means to human beings and societies? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that the claims of rewriting life are overblown"--

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