Beyond Human Engineering Our Future Evolution /

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Science and Fiction,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Genetic engineering.; Medicine > Philosophy.; Medicine.; Health.; Biomedical engineering.; Genetic Engineering.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Biomedical Engineering.; Philosophy of Medicine.

Beyond Human is an informative and accessible guide for all those interested in the developing sciences of genetic engineering, bioprinting, and human cloning. Illustrating the ideas with reference to well-known science fiction films and novels, the author provides a unique insight into and understa...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
•  Human Genetic Engineering
• Building Better Sportsmen: The Genetic Enhancement of Athletes
• Cloning
• He Human Clone Market
• Bioprinting
• Printing Humans
• Designing Humans
• Perils and Promises
• Evolutionary Engineering
• Appendex
• Index.