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Informationen zum Autor Lee M. Silver is professor of molecular biology and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton Uni-versity, and author of Challenging Nature . He holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University, and he lives with his family in New Jersey and New York. Klappentext Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be, but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to a split in the human species? In this brilliant, provocative, and necessary book, Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago—indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning. In clear, engaging, and accessible prose, Silver demystifies the science behind a myriad of thrilling and frightening new possibilities, in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be! but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to a split in the human species? In this brilliant! provocative! and necessary book! Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago—indeed! in ways that go far beyond cloning. In clear! engaging! and accessible prose! Silver demystifies the science behind a myriad of thrilling and frightening new possibilities! in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century. ...
