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The case against perfection : ethics in the age of genetic engineering /

"Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature--to enhance our genetic traits and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sandel, Michael J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The ethics of enhancement
  • 2. Bionic athletes
  • 3. Designer children, designing parents
  • 4. The old eugenics and the new
  • 5. Mastery and gift
  • Epilogue : Embryo ethics : the stem cell debate
  • Notes
  • Index.