Reprogenetics: Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues Pdf

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Edition: 1
Release: 2007-04-10
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0801885248
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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From the cloning of Dolly the sheep a decade ago to more recent advances in embryonic stem cell research, new genetic technologies have often spurred polemical, ill-informed debates. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the field of reproductive genetics, where difficult bioethical issues are distilled into sound bites and far-fetched claims for easy public consumption. The underlying complexities of reprogenetic research and practice are often drowned out by the noise.In this thoughtful and informed collection, Lori P. Knowles and Gregory E. Kaebnick bring together bioethicists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to examine the ethical and policy quandaries created by new genetic technologies. Featuring an overview of the field’s history (including lessons to be learned from eugenics), comparisons of international and domestic governmental regulations, and discussions of how the market and public opinion affect research, this book considers both the risks Download Reprogenetics for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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