Designing Our Descendants
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Designing Our Descendants by Audrey R Chapman
The prospect of inheritable genetic modifications for therapeutic or enhancement purposes raises complex scientific, ethical and regulatory issues. These 20 essays, by physicians, lawyers, theologians and others, address these issues from a variety of perspectives.
With so much heat and little light often shed on the debates around developments in human genetic engineering, this collection of 20 essays is much overdue, and tremendously informative
—Conscience
Essential reading for any serious student of either germline gene therapy, or, as the authors have chosen to expand the category, 'inheritable genetic modification' (IGM).
—Henry T. Greely, JD, Journal of the American Medical Association
The text provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the possible impact of future developments in inheritable genetic modification . . . The book provides perspectives from a wide range of academic disciplines—scientific, sociological, philosophical, theological, law and policy . . . It is both informative and very scholarly, recommended as a text for professionals in bioethics, genetics policy and a valuable source book for research.
—Niall Scott, New Genetics and Society
—Conscience
Essential reading for any serious student of either germline gene therapy, or, as the authors have chosen to expand the category, 'inheritable genetic modification' (IGM).
—Henry T. Greely, JD, Journal of the American Medical Association
The text provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the possible impact of future developments in inheritable genetic modification . . . The book provides perspectives from a wide range of academic disciplines—scientific, sociological, philosophical, theological, law and policy . . . It is both informative and very scholarly, recommended as a text for professionals in bioethics, genetics policy and a valuable source book for research.
—Niall Scott, New Genetics and Society
Audrey R. Chapman is director of the Science and Human Rights Program and senior associate for ethics in the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Mark S. Frankel is the director of the Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program at American Association for the Advancement of Science.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780801872310 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801872316 |
| Title | Designing Our Descendants |
| Author | Audrey R Chapman |
| Series | Bioethics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2003-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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