Golems among us : how a Jewish legend can help us navigate the biotech century / Byron L. Sherwin.

  • Sherwin, Byron L.
Date:
2004
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Publication/Creation

Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2004.

Physical description

237 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents

Golems 'r us -- The golem of Prague -- Creating a golem -- Golems among us -- The past meets the present : the golem and the genome -- Organic golems : frankenfood and designer genes -- Test-tube golems : stem cells and the cloned arranger -- Mechanical golems : toward a postbiological human future? -- Corporate golems : the Supreme Court creates an artificial person -- The honey and the sting : the golem meets Frankenstein.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    TP248.23 2004S53g
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1566635683