MARC Record from Miami University of Ohio

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050 00 $aQ175.35$b.C37 2006
100 1 $aCarlson, Elof Axel
245 10 $aTimes of triumph, times of doubt :$bscience and the battle for the public trust /$cElof Axel Carlson
260 $aCold Spring Harbor, N.Y. :$bCold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,$cc2006
300 $ax, 227 p. ;$c24 cm
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 $aWhy science is sometimes perceived as evil -- The tools of judgment : ethics and moral traditions -- Evil at its worst : Nazi medicine and human biology -- The banality of evil : the careers of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin -- Heroes with feet of clay: Francis Galton and Harry Clay Sharp -- Radiation in peace and war -- Herbicides in peace and war -- Thalidomide-- corporate misconduct masquerading as an act of God -- A synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes -- Pesticides and the environmental movement -- Genetically modified foods-- as usual -- Medical deception and syphilis -- Prenatal diagnosis and an alleged eugenics through the back door -- Cloning, stem cells, hyperbole, and cant -- Assisted reproduction and the argument of playing God -- Quantifying evil or bad outcomes -- Science, history, and responsibility -- How science changes our worldview for the better -- How can good intentions avoid bad outcomes?
650 0 $aScience$xMoral and ethical aspects
650 0 $aBioethics
650 0 $aScientists$xPublic opinion
650 0 $aMedicine$xResearch
650 0 $aBiology$xResearch
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