the SECOND GENESIS: the COMING CONTROL of LIFE *

ROSENFELD, Albert

ISBN 10: 0137973578 / ISBN 13: 9780137973576

Published by PRENTICE-HALL, * * * * *, 1960

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B00K: Fine/, $45.85 0137973578 the SECOND GENESIS: the COMING CONTROL of LIFE ROSENFELD, Albert PRENTICE-HALL 1969 UnStated, 1sT Edition D/j + H/c. Sun Browning On A Tan Spine With Title In Faded Grey And Red Letters, Dust Jacket: Near Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Front Interior Flap, $6.95. Hard Cover B00K: Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 327 Numbered Pages Printed On Off~White Paper, Appear To Be Lightly Viewed, In Fine/ Condition. Corners Are Square. No Stains, No Odors, No Writing, No Other Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only, Which Is A Treasure From The Past, Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector/. WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: the SECOND GENESIS: the COMING CONTROL of LIFE *
• Publisher: PRENTICE-HALL, * * * * *
• Publication Date: 1960
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137973578
• ISBN 13: 9780137973576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: 1960 B00K: Fine/,
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Here, in a book as provocative as it is fascinating, is the world of the Second Genesis - with man himself at the controls. In an era when reality often exceeds imagination, man increasingly becomes the trustee of his own evolution on earth. The biological sciences are progressing at a phenomenal and ever accelerating rate. As the secrets of life continue to unfold, it will be possible to boost the capacity of memory, alter the personalities of criminals and psychotics, and by-pass sex entirely in the creation of human beings. Hereditary and congenital defects - hemophilia, albinism, harelip, even some forms of mental incapacity - may be prevented by prenatal treatment or even by direct surgery on the chromosomes. Mr. Rosenfeld, one of the nation's most distinguished science writers, discusses the incredible possibilities inherent in current biomedical exploration, and uses BSP (biosocioprolepsis) to foresee the consequences. He also shows how man has already entered into a science fiction world of artificial breeding,psychochemicals and cybernetics - a whole new biotechnological environment that will have an overwhelming impact on the very fundamentals of religion, philosophy, law, sex, morality, and the conduct of our daily lives.