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Author	Carlson, Elof Axel.
Title	Times of triumph, times of doubt : science and the battle for public trust / Elof Axel Carlson
Imprint	Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, [2006]
	©2006

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Description x, 227 pages ; 24 cm

Note Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents Why 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?

Subjects Science -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Bioethics.

Scientists -- Public opinion

Medicine -- Research.

Biology -- Research.

LC NO Q175.35 .C37 2006

Nlm No WB 60 C284t 2006

OCLC # 65201197

ISBN 0879698055 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9780879698058 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN 2006007334

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