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UNINA9910463124803321 |
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Overall Christine <1949-, > |
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Ethics and human reproduction : a feminist analysis / / Christine Overall |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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0-203-09410-7 |
1-283-86128-3 |
1-136-20471-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; ; v. 6 |
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Human reproduction - Moral and ethical aspects |
Feminism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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First published in 1987 by Unwin Hyman. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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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UNINA9910820862203321 |
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Autore |
Moore David Scott <1960-> |
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The developing genome : an introduction to behavioral epigenetics / / David S. Moore |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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0-19-061376-9 |
0-19-067565-9 |
0-19-992235-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Epigenetics |
Genetics |
Heredity |
Genomes |
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Materiale a stampa |
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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 |
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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 |
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epigenetics is important because it explains how our experience |
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