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03190cam a22004694a 4500 001 22D89F1E2B0A11DE8AF32708A8D7520A 005 20230510010042 008 050504s2005 maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2005013022 020 $a 9780716773450 020 $a 9780716773450 (Freeman : paper bound) 020 $a 0716773457 (Freeman : paper bound) 035 $a (OCoLC)60321966 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d C#P $d CUX $d IOK $d SILO 050 00 $a RG133.5 $b .G555 2005 082 00 $a 174.2/8 $2 22 100 1 $a Gilbert, Scott F., $d 1949- 245 1 $a Bioethics and the new embryology : $b springboards for debate / $c Scott F. Gilbert, Anna L. Tyler, Emily J. Zackin. 260 $a Gordonsoville [sic], VA : $b W.H. Freeman, $a Gordonsoville [sic], VA : $b W.H. Freeman, $c c2005. 300 $a x, 299 p. : $b ill. (chiefly col.) ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-289) and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Unit 1. When does human life begin? -- An overview of human development -- Philosophical, theological, and scientific arguments -- Unit 2. Should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated? -- Fertilization and assisted reproduction -- Safety and ethical issues -- Unit 3. Should we select the sex of our children? -- The genetics of sex determination -- Arguments for and against sex selection -- Unit 4. Should we allow humans to be cloned? -- The science of cloning -- Ethics and policies for human cloning -- Unit 5. Should we use stem cells to repair the body? -- Regenerating deficient organs through stem cells -- Ethical dilemmas in stem cell therapy -- Unit 6. Should we modify the human genome? -- Gene therapy -- Should we allow the genetic engineering of humans? -- Unit 7. New perspectives on old issues -- What is "normal"? -- Genetic essentialism -- The ethics of animal use in research -- Glossary. 520 $a "This brief textbook of human development covers the events of fertilization, gestation, and sex determination, followed by descriptions of the science of cloning, stem cells, and genome sequencing. The chapter covering the science is juxtaposed with a chapter discussing ethical questions that arise, such as when does life begin, should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated, and should parents be allowed to choose their child's sex"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Human reproductive technology $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a Embryology, Human $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a Medical ethics. 650 0 $a Stem cells $x Moral and ethical aspects. $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 12 $a Embryology. 650 12 $a Ethics, Medical. 650 12 $a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. 650 12 $a Reproductive Techniques, Assisted 700 1 $a Tyler, Anna L. 700 1 $a Zackin, Emily J., $d 1980- 939 $a 5461270 941 $a 5 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317032643.0 952 $l PMAX975 $d 20191119043822.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=22D89F1E2B0A11DE8AF32708A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOK 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search