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Genetic Engineering: Dream or Nightmare? - Turning the Tide on the Brave New World of Bad Science and Big Business (Paperback)

by Ho Mae-Wan (Author)
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Genetic engineering is one of the most controversial and passionately debated issues today. This book is an in-depth, yet accessible, exposition of the science behind genetic engineering technology, written by a scientist who has herself carried out research in genetics and taught the subject for many years. It examines the social and political implications of the intimate involvement of genetic engineering science with big corporate business, and it points to serious hazards that are inherent in the technology but are largely ignored by practitioners and regulators alike. The author calls for a halt to commercialisation and for an independent public enquiry into the hazards involved, taking into account the most comprehensive scientific findings as well as the socio-economic and ethical implications.

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Dr Mae-Wan Ho is a well known and respected British scientist, Reader in Biology at the Open University and Fellow of the US National Genetics Foundation. She has debated the issues involved in genetic engineering at the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Parliament and many international conferences. She is widely in demand as a broadcaster and lecturer. Since 1994, she has been scientific advisor to the Third World Network on genetic engineering, biotechnology and biosafety.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Of variable value, but interesting in places., 4 May 2001
I found this book to be an excellent review of the viewpoint held by those scientists who hold an anti-reductionist view of genetics. The dangers of inferring too much from the simple (but still, despite the arguments presented in this book, powerful and convincing) orthodox theory of 'natural selection' are illustrated; with particular reference to sociobiology. Having illustrated the dangers in using ideas from 'simple' systems in much more complex systems, I found it hard to understand why the author then does exactly the same thing! The author not only calls for a moratorium on further release of transgenic crops, etc (which can only be applauded), but goes on to draw massive conclusions as to 'how the world should be'.

Quote "Darwin's theory is all of a piece with Nineteenth-century English society's preoccupation with competition and the free market and with capitalist and imperialist exploitation" End quote

Not only is this (one of many examples) pathetically subjective (even in the context in which it is written) but it contradicts the central thesis of this book (as per above).

This book can be summed up as: Some interesting science interspersed with some poor sociology.

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