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Engineering the human germline : an exploration of the science and ethics of altering the genes we pass to our children / edited by Gregory Stock and John Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical genetics.
- Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genetic engineering.
- Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Human cloning.
- Human cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book gives an overview of the potential and the practical details that need to be resolved to make human germline engineering possible. Chapters present the ethical and social concerns and implications of the fast-approaching capability to alter the human germline and take an active role in the future evolution of the species.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Introduction: An Evolutionary Perspective; I: THE REALITIES OF HUMAN GERMLINE ENGINEERING; II: THE ROAD AHEAD; III: OTHER VOICES; Appendix: Select Questions from the Public to Participants in the ""Engineering the Human Germline"" Symposium; Notes; Glossary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-53076-6
- 9786610530762
- 0-19-535093-6
- 1-4294-0177-X
- OCLC:
- 191924428
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