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Chimera's Children : Ethical, Philosophical and Religious Perspectives on Human-Nonhuman Experimentation.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (255 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781441195807
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chimera's ChildrenDDC classification:
  • 174.2
Online resources:
Contents:
FC -- Half title -- Scottish Council on Human Bioethics -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Authorship -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- PART ONE Background, definitions and current legislation -- Introduction -- 1 Historical background -- 2 National and international legislation and guidelines -- PART TWO Developments in the creation of humannonhuman combinations -- 3 Human-nonhuman transgenesis -- 4 Human-nonhuman gestation -- 5 Human-nonhuman hybrid embryos -- 6 Human-nonhuman cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids) -- 7 Human-nonhuman chimeras -- PART THREE Cultural, worldview and ethical perspectives -- 8 Cultural perspectives -- 9 Worldview perspectives -- 10 Ethical perspectives -- 11 Ethical analysis -- 12 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Introduces the reader to the pressing and perplexing ethical questions surrounding human-nonhuman scientific experimentation.
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FC -- Half title -- Scottish Council on Human Bioethics -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Authorship -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- PART ONE Background, definitions and current legislation -- Introduction -- 1 Historical background -- 2 National and international legislation and guidelines -- PART TWO Developments in the creation of humannonhuman combinations -- 3 Human-nonhuman transgenesis -- 4 Human-nonhuman gestation -- 5 Human-nonhuman hybrid embryos -- 6 Human-nonhuman cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids) -- 7 Human-nonhuman chimeras -- PART THREE Cultural, worldview and ethical perspectives -- 8 Cultural perspectives -- 9 Worldview perspectives -- 10 Ethical perspectives -- 11 Ethical analysis -- 12 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Introduces the reader to the pressing and perplexing ethical questions surrounding human-nonhuman scientific experimentation.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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