1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463124803321

Autore

Overall Christine <1949-, >

Titolo

Ethics and human reproduction : a feminist analysis / / Christine Overall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09410-7

1-283-86128-3

1-136-20471-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; ; v. 6

Disciplina

174.2

174/.2

305.4201

Soggetti

Human reproduction - Moral and ethical aspects

Feminism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987 by Unwin Hyman.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ETHICS AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION A Feminist Analysis; Copyright; Ethics and Human Reproduction: A Feminist Analysis; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Sex Preselection; 3 The Embryo/Fetus; 4 Abortion; 5 Childbirth; 6 Surrogate Motherhood; 7 Infertility, Children, and Artificial Reproduction; 8 Reproductive Rights and Access to the Means of Reproduction; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Ethics and Human Reproduction, Christine Overall blends feminist theory and philosophical expertise to provide a coherent analysis of a range of moral questions and social policy issues pertaining to human reproduction and the new reproductive technologies. Topics covered include: sex preselection, artificial insemination, prenatal diagnosis, abortion, in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer, surrogate motherhood, and childbirth. Throughout the book, the author examines the values and assumptions underlying common perceptions of sexuality and fertility, the status of the foet



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820862203321

Autore

Moore David Scott <1960->

Titolo

The developing genome : an introduction to behavioral epigenetics / / David S. Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-061376-9

0-19-067565-9

0-19-992235-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

155.7

571.8/5

Soggetti

Epigenetics

Genetics

Heredity

Genomes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Developing Genome; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1 Context; 2 Phenotypes; 3 Development; 4 DNA; 5 Zooming in on DNA; 6 Regulation; 7 Zooming in on Regulation; Part II; 8 Epigenetics; 9 Zooming in on Epigenetics; 10 Experience; 11 Zooming in on Experience; 12 Primates; 13 Memory; 14 Zooming in on Memory; 15 Nutrition; 16 Zooming in on Nutrition; Part III; 17 Inheritance; 18 Multiplicity; 19 Evidence; 20 Grandparents; Part IV; 21 Caution; 22 Hope; 23 Conclusions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the twentieth century, scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have revealed a new way to understand the developmental origins of our characteristics. These discoveries have emerged from the new science of behavioral epigenetics--and just as the whole world has now heard of DNA, ""epigenetics"" will be a household word in the near future. Behavioral



epigenetics is important because it explains how our experience