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Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society /
Wondergenes not only imagines a future world in which genetic enhancement is the norm, but asserts that this future has already begun. Genetically engineered substances are already in use by athletes, in vitro fertilization already provides the primitive means by which parents can "select"...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2003.
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| Series: | Medical ethics series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Wondergenes not only imagines a future world in which genetic enhancement is the norm, but asserts that this future has already begun. Genetically engineered substances are already in use by athletes, in vitro fertilization already provides the primitive means by which parents can "select" an embryo, and the ability to create new forms of genetically engineered human beings is not far off. What happens when gene therapy becomes gene enhancement? Who will benefit and who might be left behind? What are the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253111056 9780253111050 9780253342744 0253342740 1282071637 9781282071636 9786612071638 661207163X |