John H Evans

The Human Gene Editing Debate

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For decades, the debate on human gene-editing has identified and agreed upon certain limits that draw the line between ethical and unethical territory: for example, applications for diseases are accepted, but not for enhancements. However, society keeps pushing the limits, as seen with the advent of CRISPR technology and the birth of the first genetically modified babies in China. John H. Evans rethinks how we discuss and debate these collective limits, which have long been characterized as a slippery slope. He examines past, present, and future arguments, and argues which limits can hold and which cannot, before we reach the dystopian bottom.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780197519561
• ISBN-10: 0197519563
• Artikelnr.: 58701104

Autorenporträt

John H. Evans is the Tata Chancellor's Chair in Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at the University of California, San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The First Barriers in the Human Genetic Engineering Debate
Chapter 3: The CRISPR Era, the National Academies Report, and the Median Trait Barrier
Chapter 4: Possible Barriers Further Down the Slope
Chapter 5: Conclusion
References Cited