long-term implications of biotechnology and information technology Goonatilake, Susantha. creator text bibliography at Australia Gordon and Breach c1999 1999 monographic eng

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xii, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Machine generated contents note: I THREE LINEAGES AND TWO TECHNOLOGIES 11 --1 Biological Evolution: The Genetic Lineage 13 --2 The Cultural Stream of Science 23 --3 The Computer Information Flowline 35 --4 The Exosomatic Lineage Develops Its Autonomy 47 --5 Biotechnology -- 71 -- II THE THREE LINEAGES MERGE 85 --6 The Merging of Culture and Artificial Information 87 --7 The Merging of Culture and Genes 117 --8 The Merging of Biology and Computing 147 --III CONSEQUENCES 165 --9 The Macro Properties of Merged Evolution 167 --10 An Extended Sociology: The Structure -- of New "Communities" 197. Susantha Goonatilake. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-253) and index. Technology Social aspects Biotechnology Information technology Evolution T14.5 .G67 1999 303.48 9057005212 2002391909 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2002391909.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2002391909-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2002391909.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2002391909-d.html TEF 020523 20180827062627.0 12786721