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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Kirksey, Eben, 1976-     Subjects     Genetic engineering.     Human genetics.     Human genome.     Mutation (Biology)     Human body -- Forecasting.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kirksey, Eben, 1976-       by title:      The mutant project :...       by call number:      576.5 K59m     Search the Web     Kirksey, Eben, 1976-     Genetic engineering.     Human genetics.     Human genome.     Mutation (Biology)     Human body -- Forecasting.       MARC Display

The mutant project : inside the global race to genetically modify humans / Eben Kirksey. by Kirksey, Eben, 1976- St. Martin's Press, 2020. Call #: 576.5 K59m Subjects Genetic engineering.   Human genetics.   Human genome.   Mutation (Biology)   Human body -- Forecasting. ISBN:  9781250265357 (hc) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  292 p. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "An anthropologist visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: Whose values are guiding gene editing experiments? And what does this new era of scientific inquiry mean for the future of the human species? "That rare kind of scholarship that is also a page-turner." -Britt Wray, author of Rise of the Necrofauna At a conference in Hong Kong in November 2018, Dr. He Jiankui announced that he had created the first genetically modified babies-twin girls named Lulu and Nana-sending shock waves around the world. A year later, a Chinese court sentenced Dr. He to three years in prison for "illegal medical practice." As scientists elsewhere start to catch up with China's vast genetic research program, gene editing is fueling an innovation economy that threatens to widen racial and economic inequality. Fundamental questions about science, health, and social justice are at stake: Who gets access to gene editing technologies? As countries loosen regulations around the globe, from the U.S. to Indonesia, can we shape research agendas to promote an ethical and fair society? Eben Kirksey takes us on a groundbreaking journey to meet the key scientists, lobbyists, and entrepreneurs who are bringing cutting-edge genetic engineering tools like CRISPR to your local clinic. He also ventures beyond the scientific echo chamber, talking to disabled scholars, doctors, hackers, chronically-ill patients, and activists who have alternative visions of a genetically modified future for humanity. The Mutant Project empowers us to ask the right questions, uncover the truth, and navigate this brave new world"--Publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.5 K59m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 576.5 K59m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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