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1 online resource (354 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Explaining Genetic Engineering and its Uses; Chapter 2 Case Studies; 1 Lighting Up the Soil: Genetically modified soil bacteria; 2 To Boldly Grow Where No Crop has Grown Before: Genetically modifying plants for harsh environments; 3 A Thousand and One Uses for Oilseed Rape: Novel oils from genetically modified oilseed; 4 Vaccination Made Easy: Proteins from plants, using genetically modified plant viruses |
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5 The Sting in the Cabbage: Genetically modified insect viruses as pesticides6 Genetically Modified Tomatoes: Seeking firmer tomatoes with better flavour; 7 Bovine Somatotrophin (BST): Boosting milk yields with hormones produced in genetically modified bacteria; 8 Pharmaceuticals from Milk: Producing pharmaceuticals in sheep milk; 9 Xenotransplantation: Organ transplants from genetically modified pigs; 10 Modelling Human Diseases: Genetically modified mice as models of human diseases; 11 Dolly Mixture: Cloning by nuclear transfer to improve genetic engineering in animals |
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Chapter 3 Ethics Under the MicroscopeChapter 4 Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare; Chapter 5 Animal Ethics and Human Benefit; Chapter 6 Transgenic Food; Chapter 7 Letting Out the Genie: Environmental Risk and Regulation; Chapter 8 Patenting Life; Chapter 9 Genetic Engineering and Developing Countries; Chapter 10 The Social Context of Genetic Engineering; Chapter 11 Final Reflections; Appendix 1 Glossary; Appendix 2 Genetic Engineering Concepts and Techniques; Appendix 3 Frameworks for Making Ethical Assessments; Appendix 4 Society, Religion and Technology Project; Notes and References |
| Summary |
Few issues have aroused so much public attention and controversy as recent developments in biotechnology. How can we make sound judgements of the cloning of Dolly the sheep, genetically altered foodstuffs, or the prospect of transplanting pigs' hearts into humans? Are we 'playing God' with nature? What is driving these developments, and how can they be made more accountable to the public? Engineering Genesis provides a uniquely informed, balanced and varied insight into these and many other key issues from a working group of distinguished experts - in genetics, agriculture, animal welfare, ethics, theology, sociology and risk - brought together by the Society, Religion and Technology Project of the Church of Scotland |
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Further ReadingIndex |
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| Subject |
Animal genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Animal genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bruce, Ann
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| ISBN |
9781317972389 |
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1317972384 |
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