The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Title:

Will Society Be Prepared?

Description:

Marshall Nirenberg's editorial calls for a more introspective response to advances in genetic research. Nirenberg predicts that man will soon have the "power to shape his own biological destiny." He fears that man may be able to program his own cells before assessing the consequences and insists that we must refrain from instructing our own cells until we are "wise enough" to make a decision as an "informed society."

Item is a photocopy.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (96,982 Bytes)

Date:

1967-08-11 (August 11, 1967)

Creator:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Source:

Periodical: Nirenberg, Marshall W. "Will Society Be Prepared?" Science 157, 3789 (11 August 1967): 633. Article. 1 Image.

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rights:

URL: http://www.sciencemag.org/

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Ethics

Exhibit Category:

Public Reactions to the Genetic Code, 1961-1968

Relation:

[Notes on the future of science] [1966]

[Draft of Joshua Lederberg's editorial to Science magazine] (1967)

Man's Power to Shape His Own Biologic Destiny--Will Society Be Prepared to Use It Wisely? [Spring 1967]

Letter from Hugh Rawson to Marshall W. Nirenberg (August 17, 1967)

Unique Identifier:

JJBBHT

Document Type:

Articles

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-04-10

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