Human Life on Ice
Biotechnology, Human Dignity & the Teaching of the Church
by John M. Haas
The man across the table from me was articulate, passionate, zealous, brilliant, principled, and committed to doing good. I had sat spellbound as he delivered for my personal benefit one of the most fascinating and lucid microbiology lectures I had ever heard. He was also engaged in research that I found morally reprehensible.
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