Genes, Genomes and Society: From Farming to Gene Editing and Beyond

by Röbbe Wünschiers

With CRISPR/Cas gene editing tools in hand, we are currently experiencing a new dimension in genetic engineering. But where should the journey lead?

Should we treat diseases or better repair them genetically? Will the new genetic engineering, combined with modern reproductive biology, lead to designer babies? And: May we allow a liberalization of these techniques as citizen science?

New methods can precisely alter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662640805
• ISBN13: 9783662640807
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"