Description: Further DetailsTitle: Altered InheritanceCondition: NewEAN: 9780674976719ISBN: 9780674976719Publisher: Harvard University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/17/2019Language: EnglishItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmSubtitle: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome EditingISBN-10: 0674976711Description: A leading bioethicist offers critical insights into the scientific, ethical, and political implications of human genome editing.Designer babies, once found only in science fiction, have become a reality. We are entering a new era of human evolution with the advent of a technology called CRISPR, which allows scientists to modify our genes. Although CRISPR shows great promise for therapeutic use, it raises thorny ethical, legal, political, and societal concerns because it can be used to make permanent changes to future generations. What if changes intended for the good turn out to have unforeseen negative effects? What if the divide between the haves and have-nots widens as a result? Who decides whether we genetically modify human beings and, if so, how?Françoise Baylis insists that we must all have a role in determining our future as a species. The scientists who develop and use genome-editing tools should not be the only ones making decisions about future uses of the technology. Such decisions must be the fruit of a broad societal consensus. Baylis argues that it is in our collective interest to assess and steer the development and implementation of biomedical technologies. Members of the public with different interests and diverse perspectives must be among the decision makers; only in this way can we ensure that societal concerns are taken into account and that responsible decisions are made. We must be engaged and informed, think critically, and raise our voices as we create our future together.Sharp, rousing, timely, and thought-provoking, Altered Inheritance is essential reading. The future of humanity is in our hands.Country/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Françoise BaylisGenre: Science Nature & MathTopic: Medicine, Technology & Engineering, Philosophy & SpiritualityItem Width: 25mmItem Weight: 447gRelease Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Altered Inheritance
Title: Altered Inheritance
EAN: 9780674976719
ISBN: 9780674976719
Release Date: 09/17/2019
Release Year: 2019
Subtitle: CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
ISBN-10: 0674976711
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Altered Inheritance : Crispr and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Biotechnology, Ethics, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science, Medical
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Author: Francoise Baylis
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Hardcover
