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As biotechnology continues its rapid expansion , American society is confronted
with new and unique bioethical dilemmas . Throughout the history of cinema ,
science fiction films have addressed ethical issues associated with new ...
As biotechnology continues its rapid expansion , American society is confronted
with new and unique bioethical dilemmas . Throughout the history of cinema ,
science fiction films have addressed ethical issues associated with new ...
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Ultimately , all human behavior - hence all human society - is governed by a
chain of determinants that runs from the gene to the individual to the sum of the
behaviors of all individuals . ( 6 ) Considering that the goal of eugenics is to
improve ...
Ultimately , all human behavior - hence all human society - is governed by a
chain of determinants that runs from the gene to the individual to the sum of the
behaviors of all individuals . ( 6 ) Considering that the goal of eugenics is to
improve ...
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This is exactly the scenario played out in GATTACA , where parents choose for
their offspring the traits that are favored by society . An early scene shows Vincent
' s parents discussing the genetics of their next baby , Anton , with a geneticist ...
This is exactly the scenario played out in GATTACA , where parents choose for
their offspring the traits that are favored by society . An early scene shows Vincent
' s parents discussing the genetics of their next baby , Anton , with a geneticist ...
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Clarkes Greetings CarbonBased Bipeds Keay Davidsons Carl | 351 |
Donna Whites Ursula K Le Guin and the Critics Charles Nicol | 357 |
David Seeds Imagining Apocalypse Paul Brians | 364 |
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