Biotechnology, Education and Life Politics Debating genetic futures from school to society
What should individuals and society do when genetic screening becomes widely available and with its impact on current and future generations still uncertain? How can our education systems around the world respond to these developments? Reproductive and genetic technologies (RGTs) are increasingly co...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis
2014.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Routledge Research in Education. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45607515*spi |
Sumario: | What should individuals and society do when genetic screening becomes widely available and with its impact on current and future generations still uncertain? How can our education systems around the world respond to these developments? Reproductive and genetic technologies (RGTs) are increasingly controversial and political. We are entering an era where we can design future humans, firstly, by genetic screening of ""undesirable"" traits or indeed embryos, but perhaps later by more radical genetic engineering. This has a profound effect on what we see as normal, acceptable and responsible. This. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico, 209 páginas |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781134592852 9781306708821 |