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Today, at the turn of the 21st century, genetic revolution has transformed the nature of our biological research and it is opening a new and
unprecedented progress in various disciplines of life sciences. However, while the transformative potential of biotechnology has acquired an
unbelievable eminence in biology and medicine, it has, perhaps, more than any other area of scientific and technological research, raised some
of the most profound bioethical questions that humanity has ever faced. With serious implications for our health, the environment, the future of
agriculture, the relationship between human societies and the rest of the nature, and the meaning and purpose of life, these genetic technologies
have aroused worldwide attention. Fields such as stem research, cloning, euthanasia, abortion, gene therapy and so on have already become the
subjects of heated public debate. Touching the latest biotechnologies from cloning to highly debatable stem cell research, the author, Dr. T. D. Singh,
in this volume, summarizes the biotechnological revolutions, reviews some of the important bioethical questions raised by them and seeks
possible guidance from Vedanta, the topmost scientific and philosophical treatise of Indian spiritual and cultural heritage to help resolve some of
these issues. Topics covered: Biotechnology, Stem Cell, Cloning, Euthanasia, Embryology, Vedanta