{"product_id":"hacking-darwin-genetic-engineering-and-the-future-of-humanity-paperback","title":"Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril.\" — Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor of All Maladies\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Gene\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePassionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, \u003cem\u003eHacking Darwin \u003c\/em\u003eis the must read book about the future of our species for fans of \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Gene\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter 3.8 billion years humankind is about to start evolving by new rules...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eFrom leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic-engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives — sex, war, love, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eAt the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-being and descending into a dangerous and potentially deadly genetic arms race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003eEnter the laboratories where scientists are turning science fiction into reality. Look towards a future where our deepest beliefs, morals, religions, and politics are challenged like never before and the very essence of what it means to be human is at play. When we can engineer our future children, massively extend our lifespans, build life from scratch, and recreate the plant and animal world, should we?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 4px; margin: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.255; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif\u003e  About the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif padding:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJamie Metzl\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading futurist, geopolitical expert, science fiction novelist, and media commentator and a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council who has served in the White House, State Department, and United Nations.In February 2019, Jamie was appointed to the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on developing global standards for the governance and oversight of human genome editing. In addition to Hacking Darwin: Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Humanity, he has written a history of the Cambodian genocide, the historical novel The Depths of the Sea, the genetics sci-fi thrillers Genesis Code and Eternal Sonata. www.jamiemetzl.com.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SOURCEBOOKS INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506175709254,"sku":"9781492670094","price":2292.22,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2797\/1142\/files\/71A3r1PH3jL.jpg?v=1790322077","url":"https:\/\/cb-india.com\/products\/hacking-darwin-genetic-engineering-and-the-future-of-humanity-paperback","provider":"Computer Bookshop (India) Pvt Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}