Genetic Engineering -- ethics

Interreligious perspectives on mind, genes and the self: emerging technologies and human identity

by International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop and Conference, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

fromRoutledge Science and Religion Series

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"Attitudes towards science, medicine and the body are all profoundly shaped by people's worldviews. When discussing issues of bioethics, religion often plays a major role. In this volume, the role of genetic manipulation and neurotechnology in shaping human identity is examined …

The ethics of human enhancement: understanding the debate

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We humans can enhance some of our mental and physical abilities above the normal upper limits for our species with the use of particular drug therapies and medical procedures. We will be able to enhance many more of our abilities in more ways in the near future. Some commentator…

The ethics of human enhancement: understanding the debate

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An international team of ethicists refresh the debate about human enhancement by examining whether resistance to the use of technology to enhance our mental and physical capabilities can be supported by articulated philosophical reasoning, or explained away, e.g. in terms of psy…

Human enhancement

by Bostrom, Nick, Savulescu, Julian

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"To what extent should we use technology to try to make better human beings? Because of the remarkable advances in biomedical science, we must now find an answer to this question. Human enhancement aims to increase human capacities above normal levels. Many forms of human enhanc…

Human Enhancement

by Bostrom, Nick, Savulescu, Julian

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To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nat…

A study of the integration of the fields of biology and technology examines the cutting-edge breakthroughs that can transform the human race, analyzing the ethical dilemmas posed by twenty-first-century science.

More than human: embracing the promise of biological enhancement

by Naam, Ramez

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A study of the integration of the fields of biology and technology examines the cutting-edge breakthroughs that can transform the human race, analyzing the ethical dilemmas posed by twenty-first-century science.

Born well: prenatal genetics and the future of having childr…

fromInternational library of bioethics

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This book brings together an international collection of experts in reproductive ethics, law, disability studies, and medicine to explore the challenging future of reproduction and children. From the medical to the social and from the financial to the legal, the authors explore …

Enhanced beings: human germline modification and the law

by Macintosh, Kerry Lynn

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La 4e de couverture indique : "Today, scientists are using CRISPR/Cas9 and other molecular editing tools to alter human gametes and embryos, a practice known as human germline modification. In the near future, these efforts may lead to the birth of children with better health, i…

Enhanced beings: human germline modification and the law

by Macintosh, Kerry Lynn

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Therapy and enhancement -- Transgressing boundaries -- Transforming reproduction into manufacture -- Stratifying society -- Endangering democracy, society, and the species -- Psychological essentialism -- Envy -- Existing laws and regulations -- Future laws and regulations -- Pr…