Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Mehlman, Maxwell J.

Series:

• Medical ethics series.
• Medical ethics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
• Medical genetics--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wondergenes not only imagines a future world in which genetic enhancement is the norm, but asserts that this future has already begun. Genetically engineered substances are already in use by athletes, in vitro fertilization already provides the primitive means by which parents can ""select"" an embryo, and the ability to create new forms of genetically engineered human beings is not far off. What happens when gene therapy becomes gene enhancement? Who will benefit and who might be left behind? What are

Contents:

• An announcement at the White House
• Scientific foundations
• Four revolutions
• The fifth revolution
• Safety and effectiveness
• Autonomy
• Authenticity
• Access
• Inequality and unfairness
• Hubris
• Solutions
• Better solutions
• Spotting enhancement.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index.

ISBN:

• 1-282-07163-7
• 9786612071638
• 0-253-11105-6

OCLC:

271306618