Altered inheritance CRISPR and the ethics of human genome editing

By:

Baylis, Françoise

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2019Description: 287p. illustrations 22 cmISBN:

9780674976719

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DDC classification:

576.5 23 BA-A

LOC classification:

QH438.7 .B38 2019

Contents:

From somatic cell to germline genome editing -- Babies by design -- From "well" to "better than well" -- Ethics in the interim -- Of harms and wrongs -- Slow science -- Scientists and science policy -- Ethicists and science policy -- "All of us" for "us all" -- It's a new dawn.

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.--

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	576.5 BA-A (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		143502

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.--

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