Books written by Peter Knudtson

Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale

Full-color photographs capture whales breaching, playing, hunting, and caring for their young. The book also discusses the ethics of captivity and the environmental threats to whale populations.
Genethics: The Clash Between the New Genetics and Human Values

Developments in the field of genetics (including, but not limited to, human genetics) have brought into being (or at least into the realm of plausibility) a genetic engineering which is widely perceived to pose a diverse assortment of ...
Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life

Genethics is the most lucid and authoritative guide for general readers to modern genetic technology and the myriad ethical issues it raises.
Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life

Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life
Genethics: The Ethics of Creating Life

Genethics: The Ethics of Creating Life
Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life

It is now possible to design life through deliberate human intervention, and in this book the authors tell the story behind this scientific breakthrough, introducing us to the scientists who pioneered the science of genetics and examining ...
The World of the Walrus

Best known for their distinctive tusks indicating their age, sex, and social status, walruses have traditionally been the object of both ridicule and affection. The World of the Walrus explores...
Orca: Visions of the Killer Whale

Quietly cruising through a Northern fiord, diving underwater with astonishing grace, or hurtling their bodies skyward in a leaping breach, killer whales have long been admired as one of the...