Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology /

How does one make decisions today about in vitro fertilization, abortion, egg freezing, surrogacy, and other matters of reproduction? This book provides the intellectual and emotional intelligence to help individuals make informed choices amid misinformation and competing claims. Scott Gilbert and C...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gilbert, Scott (Autor, Contribuidor), Pinto-Correia, Clara (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Haraway, Donna (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Biotechnology.
Human genetics.
Human reproductive technology.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PART I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STORY
  • 1. CONCEPTUAL DETOX
  • 2. STORIES OF INFERTILITY AND ITS CONQUEST
  • PART II. FERTILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
  • 3. FERTILIZATIONES
  • 4. FERTILITY RITES
  • PART III. THE MOTHER AND HER FETUS
  • 5. NORMAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE
  • 6. TECHNOLOGICAL MOTHERHOOD
  • PART IV. IMPROVING THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH BIOLOGY
  • 7. CLONING ANIMALS, CELLS, AND GENES
  • 8. GLORY DAYS
  • PART V. EPILOGUES
  • 9. INFERTILITY WARS
  • 10. THE HUMAN CONDITION OF FEAR AND WONDER
  • APPENDIX A. FIELD GUIDE TO ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
  • GLOSSARY
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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