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Life as It Is: Biology for the Public Sphere

Life as It Is: Biology for the Public Sphere

Loomis, William F.

Paperback

Medical ReferenceBiologyEvolution

ISBN10: 0520260015
ISBN13: 9780520260016
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: Mar 3 2008
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.10 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This concise, accessible book 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. Exploring in fascinating detail the processes by which cells come into being and multiply, Loomis clearly and simply explains the latest in complex biological research. He reviews recent insights into molecular and human evolution, the role of DNA sequences in determining traits, and the biological basis for consciousness, all of which, he argues, need to be considered when making life-and-death decisions and wrestling with questions about the limits to intervention.

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