Genetic ethics : an introduction / Colin Farrelly.
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 prevention and...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA, USA :
Polity Press,
2018.
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Physical Description: | 207 pages ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Eugenics : inherently immoral?
- The genetic revolution : a snapshot
- Disease
- Epigenetics
- Reproductive freedom
- Aging research and longevity
- Happiness, memory and behaviour.