Review of The New Eugenics
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Review of The New Eugenics
[Following is a volunteer review of "The New Eugenics" by Conrad B. Quintyn.]
The New Eugenics: Modifying biological life in the Twenty-first century by Conrad B. Quintyn, PhD, is a novel that describes more about the old and the new eugenics. He states that the new eugenics arose from the dramatic increase in our understanding of the biochemistry of heredity and our comprehension of the craft and means of evolution. He goes further and compares the new eugenics with the old one. He gives the advantages and disadvantages of both eugenics. He also supports his claims by quoting some research found and approved by known scientists such as Sandel, Mendel e.t.c. He then continues by saying that new scientific discoveries advanced civilization for the better and for the worse, because scientific advancement and public safety are linked. The good part of the new eugenics is that it helped to eradicate the notion that some diseases such as sickle cell anaemia was a disease for the black people only. This notion led to the ignorance among some researchers in trying to get rid of the disease.
The other topic is Genetic Engineering in the Twenty-first century followed by Cloning and vitro fertilization, designer or selected babies(self controlled reproduction) and many others.
I was so engrossed into the cloning subject that I had to read it twice. The fact that Dolly, the cloned sheep, in February 1997 was mentioned, brought back some nostalgic moments. I remember how I first came across the term, " Dolly: The Cloned Sheep" in highschool. I read this fascinating subject in my Biology Textbook. The book didn't go deep into it but the story remained in my mind fixed with some amazing memories. The fact that Dolly was cloned then, drew attention to some theoretical possibilities that humans could be cloned too. Ian Wilmut in 1998, one of the scientists who participated in her birth, detasted this and hoped it would never happen.
I would be a liar if I said the book was swift and easy to understand. The scientific terms were really difficult on my part and I had to google some in order to understand the book fully. I took the longest time to read The New Eugenics compared to my usual pace. It was a true challenge being an "average reader" to fully grasp it. I love challenges and won't back out from them so I worked my best to finish the book and understand it better. I also learnt a lot about science and it's branches. I enjoyed the knew revelation I got about cloning and appreciate the author for explaining it in an incredible manner. I wish the scientific terms were more understandable, this could have made my reading process easier. I took a lot of breaks to freshen my mind and sort of try to grasp the new things I'd learnt. To be honest there were instances that I didn't want to read the book at all and blamed myself for my poor choice. Looking back after finishing the book, I would eat back my words and be greatful for the fact that I read it. Due to this reason I award it a 4 out of 4 stars
The book is so diverse to me, that even an average reader can read all this scientific contents and be able to understand it.
I'd advise those who are not into scientific discoveries to stay away from this book. I'd also recommend it to scientists, those in the medical field, biologists and those into these type of occupations. This will be a good fit for them as it will increase their knowledge and their efficiency. It's a nice book to read in the evening, in your study room with no distractions, just you and your coffee.
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The New Eugenics
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The New Eugenics: Modifying biological life in the Twenty-first century by Conrad B. Quintyn, PhD, is a novel that describes more about the old and the new eugenics. He states that the new eugenics arose from the dramatic increase in our understanding of the biochemistry of heredity and our comprehension of the craft and means of evolution. He goes further and compares the new eugenics with the old one. He gives the advantages and disadvantages of both eugenics. He also supports his claims by quoting some research found and approved by known scientists such as Sandel, Mendel e.t.c. He then continues by saying that new scientific discoveries advanced civilization for the better and for the worse, because scientific advancement and public safety are linked. The good part of the new eugenics is that it helped to eradicate the notion that some diseases such as sickle cell anaemia was a disease for the black people only. This notion led to the ignorance among some researchers in trying to get rid of the disease.
The other topic is Genetic Engineering in the Twenty-first century followed by Cloning and vitro fertilization, designer or selected babies(self controlled reproduction) and many others.
I was so engrossed into the cloning subject that I had to read it twice. The fact that Dolly, the cloned sheep, in February 1997 was mentioned, brought back some nostalgic moments. I remember how I first came across the term, " Dolly: The Cloned Sheep" in highschool. I read this fascinating subject in my Biology Textbook. The book didn't go deep into it but the story remained in my mind fixed with some amazing memories. The fact that Dolly was cloned then, drew attention to some theoretical possibilities that humans could be cloned too. Ian Wilmut in 1998, one of the scientists who participated in her birth, detasted this and hoped it would never happen.
I would be a liar if I said the book was swift and easy to understand. The scientific terms were really difficult on my part and I had to google some in order to understand the book fully. I took the longest time to read The New Eugenics compared to my usual pace. It was a true challenge being an "average reader" to fully grasp it. I love challenges and won't back out from them so I worked my best to finish the book and understand it better. I also learnt a lot about science and it's branches. I enjoyed the knew revelation I got about cloning and appreciate the author for explaining it in an incredible manner. I wish the scientific terms were more understandable, this could have made my reading process easier. I took a lot of breaks to freshen my mind and sort of try to grasp the new things I'd learnt. To be honest there were instances that I didn't want to read the book at all and blamed myself for my poor choice. Looking back after finishing the book, I would eat back my words and be greatful for the fact that I read it. Due to this reason I award it a 4 out of 4 stars
The book is so diverse to me, that even an average reader can read all this scientific contents and be able to understand it.
I'd advise those who are not into scientific discoveries to stay away from this book. I'd also recommend it to scientists, those in the medical field, biologists and those into these type of occupations. This will be a good fit for them as it will increase their knowledge and their efficiency. It's a nice book to read in the evening, in your study room with no distractions, just you and your coffee.
******
The New Eugenics
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