Field of Genes. / Lisa Ferraro Parmelee.
by Ferraro Parmelee, Lisa; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 12Human Relations. Publisher: Public Perspective, 2002ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Americans -- Attitudes | Bioethics | Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects | Embryonic stem cells | Genetic screening | Human cloning -- Moral and ethical aspects | Human genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects | Public opinion pollsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "We see so much potential in these advances, in the possibilities of producing more and better food, of treating illnesses previously thought of as untreatable, of saving endangered species from extinction. But we are also faced with questions and choices that test our capacities for moral, philosophical and practical judgements as they have never been tested before." (PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE) This article examines moral questions surrounding advances in biotechnology such as stem cell research and cloning.
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Originally Published: Field of Genes, May/June 2002; pp. 19-24.
"We see so much potential in these advances, in the possibilities of producing more and better food, of treating illnesses previously thought of as untreatable, of saving endangered species from extinction. But we are also faced with questions and choices that test our capacities for moral, philosophical and practical judgements as they have never been tested before." (PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE) This article examines moral questions surrounding advances in biotechnology such as stem cell research and cloning.
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