The promise and peril of CRISPR / edited by Neal Baer.
| Other author | Baer, Neal. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024. |
| Description | viii, 257 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | CRISPR : Challenges Posed by a Dual-Use Technology / Rachel M. West & Gigi Kwik Gronvall -- Untangling CRISPR's Twisted Tales / Marcy Darnovsky and Katie Hasson -- Heritable Genome Editing and International Human Rights / Kevin Doxzen & Jodi Halpern -- Democratizing CRISPR : Opening the Door or Pandora's Box? / Ellen Jorgensen -- Welcome to the CRISPR Zoo / Marcus Schultz-Bergin -- Who Goes First? / Carol Padden & Jacqueline Humphries -- Billie Idol / Ethan Weiss -- Curing Cystic Fibrosis? / Sandra Sufian -- CRISPR and Gene Editing : Why Indigenous Peoples and Why Now? / Krystal Tsosie -- Do Trans/Humanists Dream of Electric Tits? / Florence Ashley -- Velvet Eugenics : In the Best Interests of Our Future Children? / Rosemarie Garland-Thomson -- A Therapeutic Fallacy / Peter F. R. Mills -- Genome Editing, in Time / Robert Sparrow -- Regulating CRISPR : A Quest to Foster Safe, Ethical, and Equitable Innovation / Andrew C. Heinrich -- Should We Fear Heritable Genome Editing? / Alta Charo -- Heritable Genome Editing & the Problem of Progress / J. Benjamin Hurlbut. |
| Abstract | "Comprising eight revised essays and seven new pieces, this work provides a comprehensive resource for students, scientists, bioethicists, physicians, and laypeople to better understand and discuss the ethical issues underlying this technology that has the potential to forever change the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023049801 |
| ISBN | 9781421449302 (paperback ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |