Bibliograph

GMO sapiens, the life-changing science of designer babies, Paul Knoepfler, University of California, Davis

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Label

GMO sapiens, the life-changing science of designer babies, Paul Knoepfler, University of California, Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

GMO sapiens

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

916261053

Responsibility statement

Paul Knoepfler, University of California, Davis

Sub title

the life-changing science of designer babies

Summary

This book takes a fresh look at the cutting-edge biotech discoveries that have made genetically modified people possible

Table Of Contents

1. An introduction to playing God -- Genetically modified (GM) human embryos -- IVF meets GMO -- CRISPR-Cas9 -- GMO genesis -- The stem cell and cloning connections -- 2. The birth and explosive growth of GMOs -- GM pets and novelties -- Defining human genetic modification -- Gene therapy -- 3. Human cloning -- Cloning culture -- Phony cloning -- Cloning myths -- Politics of cloning -- De-extinction : resurrecting the extinct -- 4. Messing with mother nature : the first GMO sapiens -- IVF -- Monkeying around with primate eggs and genomes -- Three-person IVF -- 5. Build-a-baby better via genetics -- The genesis of human genetic testing -- Genetics dating and mating service -- Changing the genetic equation via designer babies? -- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) -- CRISPR versus PGD -- Sex selection -- Savior siblings -- Human GMO economics -- OvaScience -- Mitogenome therapeutics -- Genetics and human choices -- Genetic tourism -- Designer babies -- 6. DIY guide to creating GMO sapiens -- CRISPR as a laboratory tool -- Genetic modifications -- Potential role for stem cells -- 7. Eugenics and transhumanism -- Eugenics takes root in California -- IVF and eugenics -- Transhumanism : getting from point ACGT to H+ -- George Church, genetics pioneer and transhumanist -- Forced genetic change : gene drive, and weapons -- 8. Cultural views on human genetic modification -- Public perceptions of human modification -- American views on creating GM humans -- Global views on human genetic modification -- Frankenstein revisited -- The Brothers Huxley -- GATTACA -- DNA dreams and reality -- Orphan Black -- An artist's view of human cloning -- Genetic discrimination or celebrity -- Gender issues in human modification -- 9. GMO sapiens today and tomorrow -- Gene-edited human embryos -- Stanford Law meeting on human genetic modification -- George Church on human genetic modification -- Oxford ethicists -- The future of human genetic modification

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