- Title:
- "Un-Promethean" science and the future of humanity: Heidegger's warning.
- Authors:
- Source:
- History and philosophy of the life sciences [Hist Philos Life Sci] 2021 Mar 05; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 05.
- Publication Type:
- Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article
- Language:
- English
- Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2014- : Cham : Springer International Publishing
Original Publication: Firenze : Olschki, 1979- - MeSH Terms:
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Biotechnology*
Forecasting*
Molecular Biology*
Nuclear Weapons*
Philosophy/*history
History, 20th Century ; Humans - Personal Name as Subject:
- Heidegger M
- References:
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- Keywords: He Jiankui; Heidegger; Human genome; Human heritable gene editing; Technology
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- Date Created: 20210305 Date Completed: 20210430 Latest Revision: 20210430
- Update Code:
- 20240104
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s40656-021-00380-z
- PMID:
- 33666741
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