ISBN:
1400835429
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9780691121932
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9781400835423
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 online resource (283 pages)
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illustrations
Serie:
In-formation series
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Franklin, Sarah, 1960- Born and made : an ethnography of preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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DDC:
618.2/075
Schlagwort(e):
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics
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In-vitrofertilisatie
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Genetica
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Diagnostiek
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Embryo's
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Voortplantingstechnieken
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Sociale aspecten
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Preimplantation Diagnosis / ethics / Great Britain
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Genetic Diseases, Inborn / diagnosis / Great Britain
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Ethik
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Gesellschaft
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Medizin
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Social aspects
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Moral and ethical aspects
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Präimplantationsdiagnostik
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Großbritannien
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Präimplantationsdiagnostik
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
What is PGD? -- Studying PGD -- Getting to PGD -- Going through PGD -- Moving on from PGD -- Accounting for PGD.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Are new reproductive and genetic technologies racing ahead of a society that is unable to establish limits to their use? Have the ""new genetics"" outpaced our ability to control their future applications? This book examines the case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the procedure used to prevent serious genetic disease by embryo selection, and the so-called ""designer baby"" method. Using detailed empirical evidence, the authors show that far from being a runaway technology, the regulation of PGD over the past fifteen years provides an example of precaution and restraint, as well
Anmerkung:
Print version record. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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