Altered Inheritance: Crispr and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing

by Françoise Baylis

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A leading bioethicist offers critical insights into the scientific, ethical, and political implications of human genome editing.

Designer babies, once found only in science fiction, have become a reality. We are entering a new era of human evolution with the advent of a technology called CRISPR, which allows scientists to modify our genes. Although CRISPR shows great promise for therapeutic use, it raises thorny ethical, legal, political,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674976711

ISBN13:9780674976719

Release Date:September 2019

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"

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