Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Sex, Drugs and DNA : Science's Taboos Confronted - Michael Stebbins

Sex, Drugs and DNA

Science's Taboos Confronted

By: Michael Stebbins

Paperback | 1 July 2007 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback

$69.35

or 4 interest-free payments of $17.34 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no punches this book reveals the truth about modern biology and debunks the commonest myths surrounding some of the most controversial topics in science and health. It says what most scientists and politicians are afraid to say about what research can and, perhaps more importantly, cannot deliver on topics ranging from sexuality, race and genetic modification to stem cells, cloning, modern medicine, fertility treatment, creationism and bioterrorism.
Having worked at the heart of government science, at the most prestigious science publishing company in the world, and in one of the world's leading biology institutions the author has a unique view of the politics, culture and reach of science. He illustrates how we are facing dangerous times where political agendas and public misunderstanding are hobbling truly novel work and hence calls for wide reaching changes in science education, funding, publishing and promulgation.
Industry Reviews
Reviews for Hardback Version:



'Gutsy and in-your-face, Stebbins talks about science like it's never been talked about before. Prepare to be offended...and enlightened.' - Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science



'A take-no-prisoners look at some of the most controversial issues of our generation.' Gina Smith, author of The Genomics Age



'A science meets political polemic that travels at breakneck speed - a real eye-popper. Well worth a look.' - www.scienceagogo.com



'FOUR STARS: If you enjoy reading Michael Moore, you will want to read this book too. Without doubt, a book that anyone who really wants science to succeed should read.' - www.popularscience.co.uk



'Stebbins makes a good argument and his style is lively and irreverent. He knows what he's talking about too.' - Focus Magazine



'You will undoubtedly learn something new from this sobering, illuminating work.' - Publishers Weekly



'Stebbins breaks ranks to passionately, revealingly, counter the threats posed by general American stupidity about science, public health, and education.' - Booklist



'You don't need a scientific background to be totally enthralled by this passionate, entertaining and sometimes terrifying book' - Chemistry World



'devilish, funny, outspoken, revealing, and entertaining,' - Lab Times

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionScienceScience in GeneralScience Funding & PolicyPopular SciencePhilosophy of ScienceImpact of Science & Technology on SocietyBiology, Life SciencesLife Sciences in GeneralEvolution

More in Philosophy of Science

Science and Representative Democracy : Experts and Citizens - Mauro Dorato

Science and Representative Democracy

Experts and Citizens

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
Meditations : The Philosophy Classic - Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

The Philosophy Classic

Hardcover

RRP $24.95

$23.75

Man-Made : How the bias of the past is being built into the future - Tracey Spicer

Man-Made

How the bias of the past is being built into the future

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$28.50

19%
OFF
Reality+ : Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy - David J. Chalmers

Reality+

Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$25.75

It Makes Zero Sense : Embracing Life's Nonsense - Patrick Samaha

It Makes Zero Sense

Embracing Life's Nonsense

Paperback

RRP $36.29

$35.90

Aesthetics of Weather - Madalina Diaconu

Aesthetics of Weather

Hardcover

RRP $170.00

$125.75

26%
OFF
Science and Literature in Cormac McCarthy's Expanding Worlds - Bryan Giemza

Science and Literature in Cormac McCarthy's Expanding Worlds

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
Quine's Epistemic Norms in Practice : Undogmatic Empiricism - Michael Shepanski

Quine's Epistemic Norms in Practice

Undogmatic Empiricism

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
Bergson's Scientific Metaphysics : Matter and Memory Today - Yasushi Hirai

Bergson's Scientific Metaphysics

Matter and Memory Today

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
The Power of Nuclear - Marco Visscher

The Power of Nuclear

Hardcover

RRP $36.99

$33.25

10%
OFF
Affect as Contamination : Embodiment in Bioart and Biotechnology - Agnieszka Wolodzko

Affect as Contamination

Embodiment in Bioart and Biotechnology

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF
Ivan Illich : An Intellectual Journey - David Cayley

Ivan Illich

An Intellectual Journey

Paperback

RRP $79.99

$58.75

27%
OFF
Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism : On the Value of Art - Mojca Kuplen

Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism

On the Value of Art

Paperback

RRP $59.99

$49.25

18%
OFF

This product is categorised by

Popular Searches