Screen LibraryA companion to genethics
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy ;
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| Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470756423 |
| Item Description: | Originally published in 2002. originally published in paperback 2004. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 489 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470756423 047075642X 1405120282 (hbk.) 0631206981 (pbk.) 9781405120289 (hbk.) 9780631206989 (pbk.) |
| Access: | Access may be restricted to authorised University of Edinburgh users. |
| Index Number: | QH438 |
| CLC: | Q3 |
| Contents: |
Stem Cells / Gene therapy for neurological disorders: new therapies or human experimentation? / Cloning in biology and medicine: clinical opportunities and ethical concerns / The genetics of old age / The ethical legacy of Nazi medical war crimes: origins, human experiments, and international justice / Biotechnology and animals: ethical issues in genetic engineering and cloning / The role of informed consent in genetic experimentation / Testing children and adolescents / Genetic testing of children: who should consent? / Mapping the human genome and the meaning of "monster mythology" / The moral status of the gene / The ethical use of human embryonic stem cells in research and therapy / Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and embryo selection / Individual autonomy and genetic choice / Cloning and public policy / Sex selection: the feminist response / Creating perfect people / Genetics and personal identity / Genetic determinism and gene selectionism / The Darwin wars and the human self-image / Religion and gene therapy: the end of one debate, the beginning of another / "Race," genetics, and human difference / Self-ownership, begetting, and germline information / Justice, genetics, and lifestyles / Commercial exploitation of the human genome / Forensic DNA typing / Privacy and genetics / DNA banking: a retrospective-prospective / Genetic difference in the workplace / The insurance market and discriminatory practices / Legal and ethical issues in biotechnology patenting / Are genes inventions? An ethical analysis of gene patents / Property, patents, and genetic material / Genetic screening from a public health perspective: three "ethical" principles / |