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

• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 174.2
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: MacKellarC (Calum) JonesDavid Albert
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Chimera's children
• ISBN: 1-4411-2538-8; 1-4411-9580-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786490703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II