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The perfect baby : parenthood in the new world of cloning and genetics

Since The Perfect Baby appeared in 1997, Glenn McGee has emerged as one of the media's most sought after bioethics experts, including appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, The Charlie Rose Show, and Jim Lehrer News Hour. This new edition of the most popular introduction to ethical issues in genetics, extensively updated to discuss and debate advances in high-tech reproduction, genetic testing, gene therapy, human cloning, and stem cell research, includes a new epilogue by cloning pioneer Ian Wilmut and McGee.
Print Book, English, ©2000
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., ©2000
x, 186 pages ; 24 cm
9780847697588, 9780847697595, 0847697584, 0847697592
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The landscape of genetic technology
The magic answer? Hope for genetic cures
Playing God? Fears about genetic engineering
Debunking the myths
Genetic approaches to family and public health
The not-so-deadly sins of genetic enhancement
Epilogue: The problem of human cloning