Redesigning humans : our inevitable genetic future / Gregory Stock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stock, Gregory.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human genetics.

Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Human reproductive technology.

Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.

Genetic engineering.

Physical Description:

277 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

Summary:

Forget worries about cloning people. In the future, technological advances will bring far more meaningful and controversial changes to our offspring, says Gregory Stock. As scientists rapidly improve their ability to identify and manipulate genes, people will want to protect their future children from diseases, help them live longer, and even influence their looks and their abilities. Stock, an expert on the implications of recent advances in reproductive biology, clearly shows that neithergovernments nor religious groups will be able to stop the coming trend of choosing an embryo's genes.

Contents:

1. The Last Human 1

2. Our Commitment to Our Flesh 19

3. Setting the Stage 35

4. Superbiology 62

5. Catching the Wave 78

6. Targets of Design 97

7. Ethics and Ideology 124

8. The Battle for the Future 153

9. The Enhanced and the Unenhanced 176

Appendix 1 Regulatory Paths in the Era of Germinal Choice 205

Appendix 2 Challenges to Come 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-259) and index.

ISBN:

061806026X

OCLC:

48435443