On a September morning in 1973, a hospital administrator in New York City learned of a rogue experiment in progress at his institution, and he orde...
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Mar 03, 2011
Cindy
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Very interesting but took me over a week to read. Sometimes non-fiction bogs me down. I liked references to Mary Shelley (Frankenstein)Pg. 8 and 104 and the last 2 chapters that dealt with what's going on today with reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning involving stem cell research.
For many decades our politicians had muddled through these controversial issues by appointing commissions to study them and then not acting upon the suggestions. Then the next administration comes More...
For many decades our politicians had muddled through these controversial issues by appointing commissions to study them and then not acting upon the suggestions. Then the next administration comes More...
Jan 02, 2011
Daniel
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This is a fascinating account of the early history of in vitro fertilization- and the kind of public hysteria that surrounded it- and how that hysteria mirrors the fears of scientific advancement in every age. Henig is especially concerned with how the fear then is linked it to contemporary fears of cloning (which is actually a thing, as it turns out, and not as scary them sci-fi folks would have you believe.) Henig does a great job of keeping this history in a human place- giving us the on the
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Jun 01, 2009
Kelli
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This book explained the controversial and sometimes-disturbing backgground to what is today a commonplace medical intervention for infertility. The conversations and debates of days gone by seem hard to match with the successes of today in my mind. It was a thought-provoking read, and there were moments when I couldn't put it down.
May 26, 2011
Genetic Cuckoo
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A consice history of all the major break throughs in IVF and some science background about how each technique works and the ethical arguments for and against it. It is a clever and thought provoking book.
Feb 24, 2011
RUSA
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This was one of the 2005 RUSA Notable Books winners. For the complete list, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/a...
Mar 13, 2007
karen
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I only made it through the first half of this book - not because it wasn't interesting, but because i just ran out of time before i needed to bring it back to the library.
It's one of the few completely non-fiction books i've spontaneously picked up off the shelf and read. And i actually found it quite fascinating. And a little disturbing at times. It's frightening what what people are willing to do in the name of science and fame.
It's one of the few completely non-fiction books i've spontaneously picked up off the shelf and read. And i actually found it quite fascinating. And a little disturbing at times. It's frightening what what people are willing to do in the name of science and fame.
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