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Our genetic future : the science and ethics of genetic technology
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- Creator
- British Medical Association
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992
- Physical Details
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- vi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780192861566, 0192861565
- OCLC
- ocm25590934
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-243) and index.
- 1. A quick overview -- 2. Life and heredity -- 3. Molecular biology -- 4. The techniques of molecular biology -- 5. Modifying micro-organisms -- 6. Modifying plants and crops -- 7. Genetic modification and animals -- 8. Genetic screening and gene therapy in people -- 9. Current laws and guide-lines -- 10. The implications of genetic modification in animals, plants, and micro-organisms -- 11. The patenting of genetically modified organisms -- 12. The implications of the application of genetic modification to pharmaceutical products -- 13. The implications of the application of genetic modification to people -- 14. The implications of the human genome project -- 15. Summary and conclusions
Subjects
- Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Ethics, Medical.
Medical Subject Heading
- Genetic Engineering -- trends.
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- Genetics, Medical -- trends.
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- Health Policy.
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