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