Controlling our destinies historical, philosophical, ethical, and theological perspectives on the Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project, an international scientific enterprise aimed at attaining a complete sequence and locator map of the entire human genetic structure by the year 2005, constitutes the largest single project ever undertaken in the life sciences. When completed, it will help pinpoint the genet...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Notre Dame, IN :
University of Notre Dame Press
[2000]
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| Colección: | Studies in science and the humanities from the Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46257329*spi |
| Sumario: | The Human Genome Project, an international scientific enterprise aimed at attaining a complete sequence and locator map of the entire human genetic structure by the year 2005, constitutes the largest single project ever undertaken in the life sciences. When completed, it will help pinpoint the genetic basis of virtually any human trait. It will also offer the possibility for medical interventions for many diseases and abnormalities related to genetic processes. In this timely collection, scholars from the fields of philosophy, history, ethics, theology, and the natural sciences explore the complex, far-reaching issues surrounding the Human Genome Project |
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| Descripción Física: | xxx, 535 páginas : ilustraciones ; 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye refeencias bibliográficas (páginas 451-511) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780268008185 9780268008208 |
