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CRISPR people : the science and ethics of editing humans / Henry T. Greely.

MIT Press Direct 2021 Collection Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Greely, Henry T., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gene editing.
Human genome.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021]
Summary:
"Beginning with the amazing tale of the Chinese "CRISPR Babies," Greely tells the complex story of human germline editing, covering the science, ethics, law, and politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Just What Did He Jiankui Do?
Human Germline Genome Editing-What Is It?
CRISPR-What Is It and Why Is It Important
Ethics Discussion of CRISPR'd Babies before He
The Law of CRISPR'd Babies before He
The He Experiment Revealed
The World Reacts-And So Does China
Who Knew What When?-Revelations of Pre-Summit Knowledge
Assessing the He Jiankui Experiment
Responses
Is Human Germline Genome Editing Inherently Bad?
Could Human Germline Genome Editing Sometimes Be Bad?
Just How Useful Is Human Germline Genome Editing?
How To Test Human Germline Genome Editing
The Big Decisions-and How To Make Them.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-262-36273-2
9780262362733

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