Pete Shanks
Pete Shanks, MA, attended Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and moved to California in the mid-1970s. He has been active in a range of local and international political movements, while mostly making his living in the publishing industry, especially on the production side; he enjoys the craft of bookmaking. Appalled by the eugenic possibilities of biotechnology, he has consulted with the Center for Genetics and Society since its earliest days. He is the author of Human Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Activists, Skeptics, and the Very Perplexed (Nation Books) and a regular contributor to Biopolitical Times.
Biopolitical Times
The World Health Organization (WHO) on July 12 issued the results of what it describes as the “first broad, global...
On May 26, the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), a non-governmental organization of scientists, released newly...
In the last six years, scientific groups have organized two multi-day International Summits, both with published summaries, and at least...