Genetic prospects : essays on biotechnology, ethics, and public policy / edited by Verna V. Gehring.

Date:
[2003], ©2003
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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003], ©2003.

Physical description

vii, 132 pages ; 23 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Genetic engineering and the concept of the natural / Mark Sagoff -- Unnatural farming and the debate over genetic manipulation / Paul B. Thompson -- Genetic engineering and our human nature / Harold W. Baillie -- Normal humans, human nature, and genetic lessons / Robert Wachbroit -- Finessing nature / Richard M. Zaner -- Stem cell research and the legacy of abortion -- Robert Wachbroit -- What makes genetic discrimination exceptional? / Deborah Hellman -- My fair baby : what's wrong with parents genetically enhancing their children? / David Wasserman -- The ethics of making the body beautiful : what cosmetic genetics can learn from cosmetic surgery / Sara Goering.

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    Medical Collection
    QH442 2003G45
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  • 0742533344
  • 0742533352