Brutes or angels human possibility in the age of biotechnology /
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10678104 |
Table of Contents:
- Cells and molecules: the unity of life
- Stem cells: embryos, therapeutic cloning, and personhood
- Embryo selection: preimplantation genetic diagnosis
- The human genome project: spin-offs and fallout
- Human diversity, genes, and medicine: richness and dangers
- Genetic enhancement: humankind healing and redesigning itself
- Human reproductive cloning: sameness, uniqueness, and personal identity
- Age retardation: chasing immortality for better or worse
- The mind: neuroenhancement and neuroethics
- Synthetic biology: from cocreator to creator.