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