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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786490703321

Titolo

Chimera's children [[electronic resource] ] : ethical, philosophical and religious perspectives on human-nonhuman experimentation / / edited by Calum MacKellar and David Albert Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2012

ISBN

1-4411-2538-8

1-4411-9580-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MacKellarC (Calum)

JonesDavid Albert

Disciplina

174.2

Soggetti

Chimerism - Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Human genetics - Moral and ethical aspects

Embryology, Experimental - Moral and ethical aspects

Human genetics - Law and legislation

Transgenic organisms - Moral and ethical aspects

Bioethics

Biology, Experimental - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

FC; Half title; Scottish Council on Human Bioethics; Title; Copyright; Contents; Authorship                 ; Acknowledgements                       ; Preface              ; PART ONE Background, definitions and current legislation                                                               ; Introduction                   ; 1 Historical background                              ; 2 National and international legislation and guidelines

PART TWO Developments in the creation of humannonhuman combinations                                                                          3 Human-nonhuman transgenesis                                    ; 4 Human-nonhuman gestation                                 ; 5 Human-nonhuman hybrid embryos                                      ; 6 Human-nonhuman cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids)                                                     ; 7 Human-nonhuman chimeras

PART THREE Cultural, worldview and ethical perspectives                                                              8 Cultural perspectives                              ; 9 Worldview perspectives                              



; 10 Ethical perspectives                              ; 11 Ethical analysis                          ; 12 Conclusion                    ; Glossary               ; Bibliography                   ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduces the reader to the pressing and perplexing ethical questions surrounding human-nonhuman scientific experimentation.