Engineering the Human Germline: An Exploration of the Science and Ethics of Altering the Genes We Pass to Our Children - Hardcover

Campbell, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195133021 ISBN 13: 9780195133028

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This accessible and challenging book looks beyond the immediate question of cloning to the broader questions of using genetic engineering to alter the evolution of the human species. The book covers both the hands-on scientific details and the many ethical and social concerns. It includes a discussion of recent successes in cloning large animals and examines the implications for medicine and for our future. Contributors include many of the world leaders in the field: Lee Hood, French Anderson, Mario Capecchi, Dan Koshland, Michael Rose, Lee Silver, and James Watson.

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Review:

The book should be commended for bringing to the fore the possibilityof germline manipulation within the next decade (New Genetics & Society)

...interesting reading. (Heredity)

The participants, mostly drawn from Us academic institutions, fall into three categories: eminent practising scientists; panelists, including James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA; and commentators- scientists, ethcicists and theologians (Nature)

Synopsis:

This book explores the many prospects, challenges and ethical questions of engineering our reproductive cells. It is an accessible, three-part examination, moving from focused, realistic assessments of the possibilities and problems for this advancing technology to a section of short essays on the implications of our technological ability by practicing ethicists, lawyers, theologians, public policy workers, and scientists. Also included in this exploration is a panel discussion in which leading scientists, ethicists, and public policy workers give voice to their thoughts and concerns regarding our impending genetic technologies. Many of the world leaders in these fields: Leroy Hood, French Anderson, Mario Capecchi, Daniel Koshland, Michael Rose, Lee Silver, and James Watson, have contributed to this volume, providing the tools needed to debate the subject of germline engineering. If you have ever pondered the question: "Would I be willing to genetically alter my own child-to-be, given a safe, reliable technology, offering a tempting possibility?", this book will be an indispensable guide in that quest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0195133021
• ISBN 13: 9780195133028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Stock Gregory, Campbell John