by Helga Nowotny, Giuseppe Testa · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518260166
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«Die gläsernen Gene» is the essay by Helga Nowotny and Giuseppe Testa, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (159 pages, in German).
The work analyses how molecular biology and genetic engineering redefine the notion of the individual in the molecular age. From science and philosophy, it examines the social and ethical implications of genetic manipulation, the role of bioethics, and the questions about identity and autonomy that genetics poses to contemporary society.
First edition published in 2009; it is number 16 in the Edition Unseld collection from Suhrkamp.
For readers interested in the philosophy of science and in the social debate about genetic engineering.
Helga Nowotny is professor emeritus of Social Studies of Science, ETH Zurich. She has held numerous leadership roles on Academic boards and public policy councils, and she has authored many publications in the social studies of science and technology.
