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The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Title:
Modern Biology: A Terrifying Power pdf (570,793 Bytes) ocr (19,118 Bytes)
Description:
In this article for a popular audience, Luria discussed the implications of biological advances that could soon allow people to directly manipulate their own heredity. Here he examined the medical, bio-industrial, social, and military applications and implications of "expected developments" in modern biology, including gene manipulation, "genetic surgery," and human cloning.
Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:
4 (570,793 Bytes)
Date:
1969-10-20 (October 20, 1969)
Creator:
Luria, Salvador E.
Source:
Periodical: Luria, Salvador E. "Modern Biology: A Terrifying Power." The Nation, (20 October 1969): 406-409. Article. 4 Images.
Publisher:
[Nation]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of The Nation.
Exhibit Categories:
Politics, Science, and Social Responsibility
Biographical Information
Unique Identifier:
QLBBGC
Document Type:
Articles
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Folder: [Selected articles collected by NLM]
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2006-05-24

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