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Bioethics and the new embryology : springboards for debate / Scott F. Gilbert, Anna L. Tyler, Emily J. Zackin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sunderland, MA : Sinauer Associates ; Gordonsoville [sic], VA : W.H. Freeman, c2005.Description: x, 299 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0716773457 (pbk.)
  • 9780716773450 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2/8 22
LOC classification:
  • RG133.5 .G555 2005
Contents:
Preface -- Unit 1. When does human life begin? -- An overview of human development -- Philosophical, theological, and scientific arguments -- Unit 2. Should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated? -- Fertilization and assisted reproduction -- Safety and ethical issues -- Unit 3. Should we select the sex of our children? -- The genetics of sex determination -- Arguments for and against sex selection -- Unit 4. Should we allow humans to be cloned? -- The science of cloning -- Ethics and policies for human cloning -- Unit 5. Should we use stem cells to repair the body? -- Regenerating deficient organs through stem cells -- Ethical dilemmas in stem cell therapy -- Unit 6. Should we modify the human genome? -- Gene therapy -- Should we allow the genetic engineering of humans? -- Unit 7. New perspectives on old issues -- What is "normal"? -- Genetic essentialism -- The ethics of animal use in research -- Glossary.
Summary: Offers an overview of the ethical debates over developments in embryology, providing scientific information to support arguments on both sides.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-289) and index.

Preface -- Unit 1. When does human life begin? -- An overview of human development -- Philosophical, theological, and scientific arguments -- Unit 2. Should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated? -- Fertilization and assisted reproduction -- Safety and ethical issues -- Unit 3. Should we select the sex of our children? -- The genetics of sex determination -- Arguments for and against sex selection -- Unit 4. Should we allow humans to be cloned? -- The science of cloning -- Ethics and policies for human cloning -- Unit 5. Should we use stem cells to repair the body? -- Regenerating deficient organs through stem cells -- Ethical dilemmas in stem cell therapy -- Unit 6. Should we modify the human genome? -- Gene therapy -- Should we allow the genetic engineering of humans? -- Unit 7. New perspectives on old issues -- What is "normal"? -- Genetic essentialism -- The ethics of animal use in research -- Glossary.

Offers an overview of the ethical debates over developments in embryology, providing scientific information to support arguments on both sides.

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