{"product_id":"9780253111050","title":"Wondergenes: Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eWondergenes not only imagines a future world in which genetic enhancement\u003cbr\u003e is the norm, but asserts that this future has already begun. Genetically engineered\u003cbr\u003e substances are already in use by athletes, in vitro fertilization already provides\u003cbr\u003e the primitive means by which parents can \"select\" an embryo, and the\u003cbr\u003e ability to create new forms of genetically engineered human beings is not far off.\u003cbr\u003e What happens when gene therapy becomes gene enhancement? Who will benefit and who\u003cbr\u003e might be left behind? What are the costs to our values and beliefs, and to the\u003cbr\u003e future of our society? To answer these questions, Maxwell J. Mehlman provides an\u003cbr\u003e overview of the scientific advances that have led to the present state of genetic\u003cbr\u003e enhancement and explains how these advances will be used in the future to redefine\u003cbr\u003e what we think of as a normal human being. He explores the ethical dilemmas already\u003cbr\u003e facing researchers and medical practitioners, and the dilemmas we will all be\u003cbr\u003e expected to face. In his forecast of the dangers inherent in this technology, he is\u003cbr\u003e particularly concerned with the emergence of a \"genobility\" made up of\u003cbr\u003e those able to afford increasingly expensive\u003cbr\u003e enhancement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWondergenes is a serious, accessible introduction to\u003cbr\u003e the social and personal implications of genetic engineering. Mehlman weighs the\u003cbr\u003e social and economic costs of the many proposals to regulate or limit genetic\u003cbr\u003e engineering and provides six concrete policy recommendations -- from professional\u003cbr\u003e licensing to a ban on germ-line enhancement -- that propose to make the future of\u003cbr\u003e genetic enhancement more equitable and safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101206823152,"sku":"9780253111050","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253111050_p0.jpg?v=1763680849","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253111050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}