Modifying Our Genes e-bog
238,03 DKK
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If our bodies could do more things, would our lives be better? Genome editing is a rapidly developing technology that can modify human genes. It can cure heritable diseases, but we could even make certain genetic "e;improvements"e; to healthy people. Should we change human embryos genetically to achieve such goals?Bringing together a leading molecular biologist and a Christian ethicist ...
E-bog
238,03 DKK
Forlag
SCM Press
Udgivet
31 marts 2021
Længde
160 sider
Genrer
Religious ethics
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780334059554
If our bodies could do more things, would our lives be better? Genome editing is a rapidly developing technology that can modify human genes. It can cure heritable diseases, but we could even make certain genetic "e;improvements"e; to healthy people. Should we change human embryos genetically to achieve such goals?Bringing together a leading molecular biologist and a Christian ethicist this book responds to the need for solid information and helpful orientation for a pressing moral issue. They explain relevant technical issues without the jargon, clarify the most important philosophical and religious arguments and bring empirical insights to the question of what helps us lead meaningful lives.