Designing Our Descendants
Subtitle: The Promises and Perils of Genetic Modifications
Contributors: Audrey R. Chapman (Editor); Mark S. Frankel (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: August 21, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780801872310
Subjects: Genetic engineering; Genetics (non-medical); Medical ethics; United States; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Reproductive Medicine & Technology; Moral and ethical aspects; Biotechnology; Ethics; Medical / Ethics; Genetics; Government policy; Medical genetics
First sentence: Typically, our society proceeds in a "reactionary mode," scrambling to match our values and policy to scientific developments.