Literature, science, and public policy : from Darwin to genomics /

"This book shows how literature can influence scientific controversies concerning genetic engineering, cloning, GMOs, and more by dramatizing these issues' human complexity. Literature's value for public policy is demonstrated by examples from the Victorian response to evolution throu...

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Main Author:	Clayton, Jay, 1951- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Science fiction, English > History and criticism. Science fiction, American > History and criticism. Literature and science. Science in literature. Genetic engineering in literature. Littérature et sciences. Sciences dans la littérature. Genetic engineering in literature Literature and science Science fiction, American Science fiction, English Science in literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires.
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Summary:	"This book shows how literature can influence scientific controversies concerning genetic engineering, cloning, GMOs, and more by dramatizing these issues' human complexity. Literature's value for public policy is demonstrated by examples from the Victorian response to evolution through the Modern Synthesis of genetics to present-day genomics"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xx, 253 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781009263504 1009263501
DOI:	10.1017/9781009263504