Bibliograph

Altered inheritance, CRISPR and the ethics of human genome editing, Francoise Baylis

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Altered inheritance, CRISPR and the ethics of human genome editing, Francoise Baylis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Altered inheritance

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1089982512

Responsibility statement

Francoise Baylis

Sub title

CRISPR and the ethics of human genome editing

Summary

With the advent of CRISPR gene-editing technology, designer babies have become a reality. Françoise Baylis insists that scientists alone cannot decide the terms of this new era in human evolution. Members of the public, with diverse interests and perspectives, must have a role in determining our future as a species.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Targeting a single gene: Huntington's Disease -- From editing a genome to altering inheritance -- Babies by design -- From "well" to "better than well" -- Ethics in the interim -- Of harms and wrongs -- Slow science -- Scientists, science policy, and politics -- Ethicists, science policy, and politics -- "All of us" for "us all" -- Epilogue: A new dawn

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