{"product_id":"the-biotech-century-isbn-9780874779530","title":"The Biotech Century","description":"In this seminal book, \u003cb\u003eJeremy Rifkin\u003c\/b\u003e explores the epic marriage between computer technology and genetic engineering, and the historic transition into the Age of Biotechnology. Already, Rifkin explains, our economy is undergoing a massive shift away from the Industrial Age and into an era in which giant life-science corporations are fashioning a bioindustrial world.Humanity is on the brink of wielding greater control over the shape of life--how we are born; how our food supply is created; the traits our children may have--than has ever been imagined. But with each step into this new era, we must ask ourselves: At what cost?Introduction\u003cbr\u003eOne: The Biotech Century\u003cbr\u003eTwo: Patenting Life\u003cbr\u003eThree: A Second Genesis\u003cbr\u003eFour: A Eugenic Civilization\u003cbr\u003eFive: The Sociology of the Gene\u003cbr\u003eSix: Computing DNA\u003cbr\u003eSeven: Reinventing Nature\u003cbr\u003eEight: A Personal Note\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndexOne of the most popular social thinkers of our time, Jeremy Rifkin is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe European Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hydrogen Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Access\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Biotech Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Work\u003c\/i\u003e. A fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program, he is president of The Foundation on Economic Trends in Bethesda, MD.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302549541093,"sku":"NP9780874779530","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874779530.jpg?v=1767738384","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-biotech-century-isbn-9780874779530","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}