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Bioethics Bogserier

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  • Designing Our Descendants

    The Promises and Perils of Genetic Modifications

    Redigeret af Audrey R. Chapman, Mark S. Frankel ...
    Serier serie Bioethics
    The Human Genome Project, discoveries in molecular biology, and new reproductive technologies have advanced our understanding of how genetic science may be used to treat persons with genetic disorders. Greater knowledge may also make possible genetic interventions to "enhance" normal human characteristics, such as height, hair or eye color, strength, or memory, as well as the transmittal of such ... Læs mere

    274,72 kr.

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  • White Coat, Black Hat

    Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine

    af Carl Elliott ...
    Over the last twenty-five years, medicine and consumerism have been on an unchecked collision course, but, until now, the fallout from their impact has yet to be fully uncovered. A writer for The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly, Carl Elliott ventures into the uncharted dark side of medicine, shining a light on the series of social and legislative changes that have sacrificed old-style ... Læs mere

    146,99 kr.

  • THE HUMAN GENOME

    A User's Guide

    af Julia E. Richards, R. Scott Hawley ...
    Significant advances in our knowledge of genetics were made during the twentieth century but in the most recent decades, genetic research has dramatically increased its impact throughout society. Genetic issues are now playing a large role in health and public policy, and new knowledge in this field will continue to have significant implications for individuals and society. Written for the non ... Læs mere

    707,04 kr.

  • The Age of Genomes

    Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine

    af Jon Luoma, Steven Monroe Lipkin ...
    A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in historyAlmost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the kind of exponential growth once seen with the birth of the Internet, while the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly ... Læs mere

    113,24 kr.

  • Telling Genes

    The Story of Genetic Counseling in America

    af Alexandra Minna Stern ...
    The history of contemporary genetic counseling, including its medical, personal, and ethical dimensions.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLFor sixty years genetic counselors have served as the messengers of important information about the risks, realities, and perceptions of genetic conditions. More than 2,500 certified genetic counselors in the United States work in ... Læs mere

    243,28 kr.

  • Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research

    Lost in Translation

    af Jonathan Kimmelman ...
    Human gene transfer is widely regarded as one of the most promising technologies for the treatment of a variety of disorders, but it presents practitioners with a variety of difficult ethical questions. Gene Transfer and the Ethics of First-in-Human Research examines the ethical and policy dimensions of testing interventions in human beings for the first time. The book discusses the difficult ... Læs mere

    668,13 kr.

  • The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine

    af Nathaniel Comfort ...
    Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and treat diseases before they start, and individualize our medical care. But surprisingly, a century ago eugenicists were making the same promises. The Science of Human Perfection traces the history of the promises of medical genetics and of ... Læs mere

    275,11 kr.

  • Smart Mice, Not So Smart People

    An Interesting and Amusing Guide to Bioethics

    af Arthur L. Caplan ...
    What do you think about cloning, stem cell research, brain enhancement, or doing experiments on newly dead patients? Read Smart Mice, Not so Smart People and you'll know what Art Caplan thinks. But this assortment of pithy, provocative opinions on all things bioethical does more than simply give you a piece of the author's mind-it also invites and even dares you to make up your own mind. In his ... Læs mere

    125,94 kr.

  • Genetic Research on Addiction

    Ethics, the Law, and Public Health

    Redigeret af Audrey Chapman, Ph.D. ...
    The manner in which genetic research associated with addiction is conducted, interpreted and translated into clinical practice and policy initiatives raises important social, ethical and legal issues. Genetic Research on Addiction fulfils two key aims; the first is to identify the ethical issues and requirements arising when carrying out genetically-based addiction research, and the second is to ... Læs mere

    888,22 kr.

  • Regenerating Bodies

    Tissue and Cell Therapies in the Twenty-First Century

    af Julie Kent ...
    Serier serie Genetics and Society
    This exciting book examines how human tissues and cells are being exchanged, commodified and commercialized by new health technologies. Through a discussion of emergent global ‘tissue economies’ the author explores the social dynamics of innovation in the fields of tissue engineering and stem cell science. The book explores how regenerative medicine configures and conceptualizes bodies and argues ... Læs mere

    429,05 kr.

  • Life Histories of Genetic Disease

    Patterns and Prevention in Postwar Medical Genetics

    af Andrew J. Hogan ...
    A richly detailed history that "uncovers the challenges and limitations of our increasing reliance on genetic data in medical decision making" (Shobita Parthasarathy, author of Building Genetic Medicine).Medical geneticists began mapping the chromosomal infrastructure piece by piece in the 1970s by focusing on what was known about individual genetic disorders. Five decades later, their ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Comparative Empirical Bioethics: Dilemmas of Genetic Testing and Euthanasia in Israel and Germany

    af Aviad E. Raz, Silke Schicktanz ...
    Serier serie Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book is a comprehensive, empirically-grounded exploration of the relationship between bioethics, culture, and the perspective of being affected. It provides a new outlook on how complex “bioethical” issues become questions of everyday life. The authors focus on two contexts, genetic testing and end-of-life care, to locate and demonstrate emerging themes of responsibility, such as self ... Læs mere

    606,98 kr.