Brutes or angels [electronic resource] : human possibility in the age of biotechnology / James T. Bradley.
Material type: TextPublication details: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2013] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 338 pages :) illustrationsISBN:- 9780817386580
- 0817386580
- 174.2 23
- QH442 .B72 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cells and molecules: the unity of life -- Stem cells : embryos, therapeutic cloning, and personhood -- Embryo selection : preimplantation genetic diagnosis -- The human genome project : spin-offs and fallout -- Human diversity, genes, and medicine : richness and dangers -- Genetic enhancement : humankind healing and redesigning itself -- Human reproductive cloning : sameness, uniqueness, and personal identity -- Age retardation : chasing immortality for better or worse -- The mind : neuroenhancement and neuroethics -- Synthetic biology : from cocreator to creator.
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