Engineering the human germline : an exploration of the science and ethics of altering the genes we pass to our children / / editors, Gregory Stock, John Campbell
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| Titolo: |
Engineering the human germline : an exploration of the science and ethics of altering the genes we pass to our children / / editors, Gregory Stock, John Campbell
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.25 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical genetics |
| Medical genetics - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Genetic engineering | |
| Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Human cloning | |
| Human cloning - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
StockGregory
CampbellJohn H <1938-> (John Howland)
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Contributors; Introduction: An Evolutionary Perspective; I: THE REALITIES OF HUMAN GERMLINE ENGINEERING; II: THE ROAD AHEAD; III: OTHER VOICES; Appendix: Select Questions from the Public to Participants in the ""Engineering the Human Germline"" Symposium; Notes; Glossary; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book gives an overview of the potential and the practical details that need to be resolved to make human germline engineering possible. Chapters present the ethical and social concerns and implications of the fast-approaching capability to alter the human germline and take an active role in the future evolution of the species. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Engineering the human germline |
| ISBN: | 1-280-53076-6 |
| 9786610530762 | |
| 0-19-535093-6 | |
| 1-4294-0177-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784513503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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