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Clones, Genes and Immortality John Harris

Clones, Genes and Immortality By John Harris

Clones, Genes and Immortality by John Harris


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What is cloning and why is the idea of it so disturbing? Why has the birth of Dolly the sheep provoked such furious debate through the world? In a retitled and revised edition of his Wonderwoman and Superman, John Harris looks at the ethical issues surrounding the revolution in biology.

Clones, Genes and Immortality Summary

Clones, Genes and Immortality: Ethics and Genetics by John Harris

What is cloning and why is the idea of it so disturbing? Why has the birth of Dolly the sheep provoked such furious debate through the world? In a retitled and revised edition of his Wonderwoman and Superman, John Harris looks at the ethical issues surrounding the revolution in biology which has provided scientists with an unprecedented ability to control human evolution. From designer babies to genetic screening by employers, his book provides a stimulating introduction to the present concerns about the rapid pace of developments in human biotechnology.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1: The Art of the Possible. 2: Research on Embryos. 3: Origins and Terminuses. 4: The Wrong of Wrongful Life. 5: Human Resources. 6: Commercial Exploitation. 7: Wonderwoman and Superman. 8: Changing the World. 9: The New Breed. 10: Screening and Discrimination. 11: Record Breaking. Notes: . Further Reading. Index

Additional information

GOR001686422
9780192880802
0192880802
Clones, Genes and Immortality: Ethics and Genetics by John Harris
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
19980312
334
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