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Author:

Greely, Henry T., author.

Title:

CRISPR people : the science and ethics of editing humans / Henry T. Greely.

Publisher:

The MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiii, 380 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Gene editing.
Human genome.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-369) and index.

Contents:

Just What Did He Jiankui Do? -- Human Germline Genome Editing-What Is It? -- CRISPR-What Is It and Why Is It Important, and who will benefit from it? -- Ethics Discussion of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The Law of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The He Experiment Revealed -- The World Reacts-And So Does China -- Who Knew What When?-Revelations of Pre-Summit Knowledge -- Assessing the He Experiment -- Responses -- Is Human Germline Genome Editing Inherently Bad? -- Could Human Germline Genome Editing Sometimes Be Bad? -- Just How Useful Is Human Germline Genome Editing? -- How To Test Human Germline Genome Editing -- The Big Decisions-and How To Make Them -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"Beginning with the amazing tale of the Chinese "CRISPR Babies," Greely tells the complex story of human germline editing, covering the science, ethics, law, and politics"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0262044439
9780262044431

LCCN:

2020012654

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)