Reprogenetics: Law, Policy, and Ethical Issues

Book Overview

From the cloning of Dolly the sheep a decade ago to more recent advances in embryonic stem cell research, new genetic technologies have often spurred polemical, ill-informed debates. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the field of reproductive genetics, where difficult bioethical issues are distilled into sound bites and far-fetched claims for easy public consumption. The underlying complexities of reprogenetic research and practice are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801885248
• ISBN13: 9780801885242
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"