Biotech Time-Bomb (Paperback, 1st)

Preface to the American Edition. WORLDVIEWS IN COLLISION: THE CHALLENGE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING. When Worldviews Collide. The Golden Rule of Bioethics. The Human Genome: Map is Not a Territory. THE SIDE-EFFECTS ARE THE MAIN EFFECTS: THE GREAT UNLEARNED LESSON OF MEDIA HISTORY FROM LITERACY TO GENETIC ENGINEERING. Speech. Literacy. The Manuscript Period. Print. The Control Paradigm. Electricity. The Automation Idea. The Digital Revolution. Unreality Check - Genetic Engineering. AN INTERCULTURAL CORRECTIVE: THE IDEOGRAM AS WORLD PICTURE. The Linguistic Challenge: A Poet's Eye View. The Philosophical Challenge. The Religious Challenge: Integrity of the Whole. TIME-BOMB: A PLURALISTIC DILEMMA. The Choice. Poles Apart. The Gift. Notes. Index.