Chimera's children : ethical, philosophical and religious perspectives on human-nonhuman experimentation / edited by Calum MacKellar and David Albert Jones.

The idea of human-nonhuman combinations has been a recurrent theme throughout the history of humanity. From the myths of the Minotaur and the centaurs in ancient Greece to the dogheads of the Middle Ages right through to the monsters of modern science fiction, these beings have always been a source...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	MacKellar, C. (Calum), Jones, David Albert
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Continuum, 2012.
Subjects:	Chimerism > Research > Moral and ethical aspects. Human genetics > Moral and ethical aspects. Embryology, Experimental > Moral and ethical aspects. Biology, Experimental > Moral and ethical aspects. Human genetics > Law and legislation. Transgenic organisms > Moral and ethical aspects. Bioethics. Transgenic animals. Religious ethics. MEDICAL > Ethics. Transgenic animals Bioethics Human genetics > Law and legislation Human genetics > Moral and ethical aspects
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Table of Contents:

PART ONE. Background, definitions and current legislation
Introduction
Historical background
National and international legislation and guidelines
PART TWO. Developments in the creation of humannonhuman combinations
Human-nonhuman transgenesis
Human-nonhuman gestation
Human-nonhuman hybrid embryos
Human-nonhuman cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids)
Human-nonhuman chimeras
PART THREE. Cultural, worldview and ethical perspectives
Cultural perspectives
Worldview perspectives
Ethical perspectives
Ethical analysis
Conclusion.

Chimera's children : ethical, philosophical and religious perspectives on human-nonhuman experimentation / edited by Calum MacKellar and David Albert Jones.

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