Ethical Issues in the New Genetics

Contents: Foreword: are genes us?, Bryan Appleyard. Introduction: new genetics: the ethical background, Brenda Almond. The Genetic Modification and Invention of Human Beings: Genetic possibilities, Ruth Chadwick; Is there a cost in the choice of genetic enhancement?, Ainlsey Newson; The child's right to an open future and modern genetics, Tuija Takala; The fear of playing God, Duncan Richter; Deeply felt disgust: a Devlinian objection to cloning humans, Matti Häyry; Genetic information and personal identity, Walter Glannon. Genetics, Determinism and Personal Identity: Genetic reductionism and the concepts of health and disease, Tom Buller; From catch-phrase to catechism: the central dogma in molecular biology, Robyn Bluhm; Gene manipulation, psychology and molecular biology, Maurice K. D. Schouten; Patenting human DNA, Andy Miah; Personal identity and the protection of mankind: genetics and legal philosophy, Grégoire Kantardjian. Genes and the Non-Human World: Commodifying animals: ethical issues in genetic engineering of animals, Brenda Almond; Genetically modified crops and the precautionary principle: is there a case for a moratorium?, Jonathan Hughes; Everyday risk and the deliberate release of genetically modified crops, Shahrar Ali; Public deliberation and private choice in human genetics, Michael Parker; Index.