Bioethics And the New Embryology: Springboards for Debate - Brossura

Gilbert, Scott F.; Tyler, Anna L.; Zackin, Emily J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0716773457 ISBN 13: 9780716773450

Casa editrice: W H Freeman & Co, 2005

Riassunto

"This brief textbook of human development covers the events of fertilization, gestation, and sex determination, followed by descriptions of the science of cloning, stem cells, and genome sequencing. The chapter covering the science is juxtaposed with a chapter discussing ethical questions that arise, such as when does life begin, should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated, and should parents be allowed to choose their child's sex"--Provided by publisher.

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L'autore

SCOTT F. GILBERT is Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College, USA where he teaches developmental genetics, embryology, and the history and critiques of biology. He has received several awards, including the Medal of François I from the Collège de France, the Dwight J. Ingle Memorial Writing Award, the Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award, an honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki, and a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Grant. His present research is in evolutionary developmental biology, focusing on that most interesting of topics-how the turtle forms its shell.

ANNA TYLER works in the Biology Department, Dartmouth College, USA

EMILY ZACKIN works in the Politics Department, of Princeton University, USA

Contenuti

PART I: WHEN DOES HUMAN LIFE BEGIN?
PART II: SHOULD WE SELECT THE SEX OF OUR CHILDREN?
PART III SHOULD WE ALLOW HUMANS TO BE CLONED?
PART IV SHALL WE USE STEM CELLS TO REPAIR THE BODY?
PART V: SHOULD WE MODIFY THE HUMAN GENOME?
PART VI: WHAT IS A NORMAL PHENOTYPE?
PART VII: APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Ethics of Animal Use in Research
Appendix 2: Genetic Determinism

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W H Freeman & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0716773457
• ISBN 13: 9780716773450
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 299
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile