03102cam a2200409Ia 4500 81829 20230410132809.0 041221s20049999nyu b 001 0 eng 2005299421 (OCoLC)ocm57305118 NAB NAB MIA OCLCQ TTU OCLCQ DLC BAKER XY4 NLC XY4 ILC BTCTA YDXCP BMU 20050175033 0786714883 0786716835 (trade pbk.) NZ1 9103727 AU@ 000027987594 (OCoLC)57305118 QH 442 D49s 2004 660.6/5 GRAL Dewar, Elaine. The second tree : stem cells, clones, chimeras, and quests for immortality / Elaine Dewar. New York : Carroll & Graf, 2004. 517 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-501) and index. In the past century and a half, the evolution of biology has outstripped that of any of its subjects. Since Darwin's monumentally influential but rudimentary discoveries, biologists have advanced their knowledge of genetics and genomics with such astonishing speed as to be able not just to understand life processes but also to control them. While expanding our therapeutic and reproductive capabilities, these innovations also serve to obscure the very notion of life and its sanctity. In The Second Tree, award-winning journalist Elaine Dewar seriously reexamines our identity, rights, and responsibilities in a world where scientists can invent new creatures at their whim. She also turns her journalistic eye to the culture of acquisitiveness and secrecy at the highest levels of biological research, revealing the scientific community as one in which greed has replaced intellectual curiosity as the primary motivation of advancement, and in which the race for near-omnipotence is veiled by a supposed desire to do good. This is a powerful and fascinating book about an elite group of researchers who see mortality itself as just another disorder that they intend to cure-and the moral ramifications of their work. Introduction -- Biologists seize the day -- Clones, Anyone? -- How many ways can you make a mouse? -- Unraveling Mortality -- A little skin magic -- Flies, worms anmd running-dog geneticists -- The Pig Farm of Dr. Moreau -- Rendezvous at the fountain of youth -- Vested ethics -- Dr. Watson, I presume? -- Roots -- Descendants -- Hello Dolly -- Fresh from the New Garden -- Is it safe? -- Computing Life -- The Sovereign State of Biology -- A Noble Prize -- Index Genetic engineering Popular works. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0831/2005299421-d.html Baker & Taylor BKTY 28.00 21.00 0786714883 0006103437 active Baker & Taylor BKTY 16.95 12.71 0786716835 0006567733 active Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0006567733 YBP Library Services YANK 2264129 lcc bk C0 DRFGD MF 87889 87889 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 QH 442 D49s 2004 00000072954 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk