Babies by Design The Ethics of Genetic Choice

Name: Babies by Design The Ethics of Genetic Choice
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ISBN: 9780300143089

ISBN-10: 0300143087

ISBN-13: 9780300143089

Edition: 2009

Authors: Ronald M. Green

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We stand on the brink of unprecedented growth in our ability to understand and change the human genome. New reproductive technologies now enable parents to select some genetic traits for their children, and soon it will be possible to begin to shape ourselves as a species. Despite the loud cries of alarm that such a prospect inspires, Ronald Green argues that we will-and we should-undertake the direction of our own evolution. A leader in the bioethics community, Green offers a scientifically and ethically informed view of human genetic self-modification and the possibilities it opens up for a better future. Fears of a terribleBrave New Worldor a new eugenics movement are overblown, he…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 12/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 0.57" wide x 0.83" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English