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Title Times of triumph, times of doubt : science and the battle for the public trust / Elof Axel Carlson.
Author Carlson, Elof Axel.
Published Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2006.
Description x, 227 p. ; 24 cm.
Format text; unmediated; volume
ISBN 0879698055 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780879698058 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Bibliography 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 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 (Topics) Bioethics.
Biology -- Research.
Medicine -- Research.
Science -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Scientists -- Public opinion.
Bib utility control no. 65201197

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