Author | Gordon, Jon W |
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Title | The science and ethics of engineering the human germ line [electronic resource] : Mendel's maze / Jon W. Gordon |
Imprint | Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, c2003 |
Connect to | http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=98807 |
Descript | xv, 286 p |
Setting the table -- Building a living organism from inanimate parts -- Molecular biology and recombinant dna technology -- Transmitting the genetic information to future generations -- Developmental biology -- Reproductive biology and assisted reproductive technologies -- Methods and strategies for gene transfer and engineering of the germ line -- Introduction to the ethics of reproductive genetic technologies -- Future developments and applications of genetic engineering technology -- What if? ethical and legal aspects of germ line manipulation