Rose, Hilary, 1935-

Genes, cells, and brains : the Promethean promises of the new biology / Hilary Rose and Steven Rose. - Paperback edition. - 341 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-332) and index.

From little genetics to big genomics -- Evolutionary theory in the post-genomic age -- Animals first : ethics enters the laboratory -- From state to consumer eugenics -- The North Atlantic bubble -- The global commodification of bioinformation -- The growing pains of regenerative medicine -- The irresistible rise of the neurotechnosciences -- Promethean promises : who benefits?

9781781683149 (pbk.)


Genomics--Social aspects.
Genomics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Biotechnology--Social aspects.
Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Sociogenomics--Moral and ethical aspects.

QH438.7 / .R67 2014

572.8/6