Brutes or angels : human possibility in the age of biotechnology /

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"With stem cell research, Dolly the cloned sheep, in vitro fertilization, age retardation, and pharmaceutical mind enhancement, humankind is now faced with decisions that it has never before had to consider. The thoughtfulness, or lack of it, that we bring to those decisions will largely determ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bradley, James T., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2013]
Temas:
Human Genome Project > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human Genome Project
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioengineering.
Biotechnology.
Genetic engineering.
Human genome.
Cells > Aging.
Human genetics > Variation.
Stem cells.
Synthetic biology.
Human beings.
Humans
Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering
Genome, Human
Cellular Senescence
Ethics, Research
Genetic Variation
Reproduction > genetics
Stem Cells
Synthetic Biology
Biotechnologie.
Génie génétique.
Génome humain.
Cellules > Vieillissement.
Variabilité génétique.
Cellules souches.
Biologie synthétique.
Êtres humains.
bioengineering.
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Synthetic biology
Stem cells
Human genome
Human genetics > Variation
Genetic engineering
Cells > Aging
Bioengineering
Ethics
Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects
Government Publications, State.
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cells and molecules : the unity of life
  • Stem cells : embryos, therapeutic cloning, and personhood
  • Embryo selection : preimplantation genetic diagnosis
  • The human genome project: spin-offs and fallout
  • Human diversity, genes, and medicine : richness and dangers
  • Genetic enhancement : humankind healing and redesigning itself
  • Human reproductive cloning : sameness, uniqueness, and personal identity
  • Age retardation : chasing immortality for better or worse
  • The mind: neuroenhancement and neuroethics
  • Synthetic biology: from cocreator to creator.

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