Genetic ethics : an introduction

Genetic ethics an introduction

"Colin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the preventio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farrelly, Colin Patrick (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity 2018
Edition:1st pub
Subjects:
Genética médica > Aspectos morales
Ingeniería genética > Aspectos morales
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001919659708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Table of Contents:
  • Eugenics : inherently immoral?
  • The genetic revolution : a snapshot
  • Disease
  • Epigenetics
  • Reproductive freedom
  • Aging research and longevity
  • Happiness, memory and behaviour

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