Just Genes
Subtitle: The Ethics of Genetic Technologies
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: December 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780313349003
Subjects: Ethics & moral philosophy; Genetics (non-medical); Medicine: General Issues; Professional Ethics; Medical; Science; General; Science / General; Biotechnology; Genetics; Genetic Engineering; Moral and ethical aspects
Description: Barash addresses important topics including cloning, genetic modification of foods, metabolism of drugs, privacy, genes and behavior, and tissue banks in this thought-provoking book. She raises questions that most students will not have considered, e.g., the rightness of pursuing the Human Genome Project for possible medical benefits when millions of US citizens have no health insurance, and the most important ethical issues associated with animal cloning.