Suchergebnisse

Humanity in a prescientific universe -- Living on automatic pilot -- Between gods and beasts -- Our negative image of our animal self -- Confronting and recognizing our biology -- Biology becomes mechanistic and emerges as a science -- The human body is composed of cells -- The body evolves -- Most human traits are determined by genes, which are composed of DNA -- We have a life cycle and sexuality that is genetically programmed -- Neurobiology reveals how the brain works -- How should we perceive humanity in the third millennium? -- The blank slate, the human nature, and the biological determinism fallacies -- Human nature as potentials for forming communities -- Science enriches our appreciation of the arts and humanities -- Moral values bind a community -- The human condition and our world view change every generation -- Rethinking science teaching -- A human outlook for the third millennium

Discusses development of genetic engineering and molecular technology, or shifting genes from one organism to different species, public concerns about biotechnology and cloning, and how society should respond.