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Embryo adoptions, stem cells capable of transforming into any cell in the human body, intra- and inter-species organ transplantation & mdash;these and other biomedical advances have unsettled ideas of what it means to be human, of when life begins and ends. In the first study to…
Embryo adoptions, stem cells capable of transforming into any cell in the human body, intra- and inter-species organ transplantationthese and other biomedical advances have unsettled ideas of what it means to be human, of when life begins and ends. In the first study to consider…
Embryo adoptions, stem cells capable of transforming into any cell in the human body, intra- and inter-species organ transplantation & mdash;these and other biomedical advances have unsettled ideas of what it means to be human, of when life begins and ends. In the first study to…
"In 1974, Robert Nozick speculated about the possibility of a 'genetic supermarket', where prospective parents could select the genetic traits of their future offspring free from state interference. In the intervening decades, Nozick's idea has been attacked from left and right,…
This collection of papers details the prospective medical benefits for development of pharmaceuticals in transgenic animals and of organs for xenotransplants, and the implications for human cloning.
'Clinical ethics at the crossroads of genetic and reproductive technologies' offers thorough discussions on preconception carrier screening, genetic engineering and the use of CRISPR gene editing, mitochondrial gene replacement therapy, sex selection, predictive testing, seconda…