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Engineering the human germline : an exploration of the science and ethics of altering the genes we pass to our children /
This book explores the many prospects, challenges and ethical questions of engineering our reproductive cells. It is an accessible, three-part examination, moving from focused, realistic assessments of the possibilities and problems for this advancing technology to a section of short essays on the i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- A vision for practical human germline engineering / John Campbell and Gregory Stock
- The human genome project-- launch pad for human genetic engineering / Leroy Hood
- Ethics and safety / Daniel Koshland, Jr.
- Human germline gene therapy : how and why / Mario R. Capecchi
- A new front in the battle against disease / W. French Anderson
- Aging as a target for genetic engineering / Michael R. Rose
- Reprogenetics : how reproductive and genetic technologies will be combined to provide new opportunities for people to reach their reproductive goals / Lee M. Silver
- A panel discussion / John Campbell [and others]
- Beyond the issue of safety / Glenn McGee [and others]
- Long-term possibilities and dangers / Alex Mauron [and others]
- Regulation and jurisdiction / Darryl Macer and Lloyd Cohen
- Appendix : Select questions from the public to participants in the "Engineering the human germline" symposium.