Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2003.
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N303.483/ 241
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English
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226 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. An Announcement at the White House -- 2. Scientific Foundations -- 3. Four Revolutions -- 4. The Fifth Revolution -- 5. Safety and Effectiveness -- 6. Autonomy -- 7. Authenticity -- 8. Access -- 9. Inequality and Unfairness -- 10. Hubris -- 11. Solutions -- 12. Better Solutions -- 13. Spotting En...
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2003.
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Indiana
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c2003.
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"Wondergenes not only imagines a future world in which genetic enhancement is the norm, but asserts that this future has already begun. What happens, for example, when gene therapy becomes gene enhancement? Who will benefit and who might be left behind? What are the costs to our values and beliefs, and to our future? To answer these questions, Mehl...
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Wondergenes : genetic enhancement and the future of society / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
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Medical ethics series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index.
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N303.483/ 241
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74VKwkvOGyJd
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0253342740 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780253342744 (cloth : alk. paper)
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303.483
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991018433509702626
