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Life as it is : biology for the public sphere

Author: William F Loomis
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Considers from a biological perspective, the controversial issues of our day: abortion, euthanasia, engineered evolution, cooperativity, and the future of sustainable life on this planet. This book  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Popular works
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: William F Loomis
ISBN: 9780520253575 0520253574
OCLC Number: 152580902
Description: xvii, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: List of illustrations --
Preface --
1. The value of life --
2. Human potential --
3. Engineered life --
4. Genomic information --
5. Sociobiology --
6. Consciousness --
7. Selfishness and cooperativity --
8. The origin of life and evolution of man --
9. Sustainable life --
Epilogue : Wonderful life --
References --
Index.
Responsibility: William F. Loomis.
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"[A] highly provocative book... Loomis is a careful and clear guide to the historical, social and political aspects of biology, making this overview both thorough and daring."--Publishers Weekly Read more...

 
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