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Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research
Andrea L. Bonnicksen
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Description for Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research
Paperback. Helps you to understand reasons behind support of and disdain for interspecies research in such areas as chimerism, hybridization, cross-species embryo transfer, and transgenics. This title highlights two claims critics make against early interspecies studies: that the research can violate human dignity and that it can lead to procreation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBGR; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress to prohibit the 'most egregious abuses of medical research', such as the 'creation of animal-human hybrids'. The president's message echoed that of a 2004 report by the President's Council on Bioethics, which recommended that hybrid human-animal embryos be banned by Congress. Discussions of early interspecies research, in which cells or DNA are interchanged between humans and nonhumans at early stages of development, can often devolve into sweeping statements, colorful imagery, and confusing policy. Although today's policy advisory groups are becoming more informed, debate is ... Read more
In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress to prohibit the 'most egregious abuses of medical research', such as the 'creation of animal-human hybrids'. The president's message echoed that of a 2004 report by the President's Council on Bioethics, which recommended that hybrid human-animal embryos be banned by Congress. Discussions of early interspecies research, in which cells or DNA are interchanged between humans and nonhumans at early stages of development, can often devolve into sweeping statements, colorful imagery, and confusing policy. Although today's policy advisory groups are becoming more informed, debate is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589015746
SKU
V9781589015746
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About Andrea L. Bonnicksen
Andrea L. Bonnicksen is Distinguished Research Professor and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University. She is the author of Crafting a Cloning Policy: From Dolly to Stem Cells and In Vitro Fertilization: Building Policy from Laboratories to Legislatures.
Reviews for Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research
An excellent antidote to the prevailing fantastical imagery associated with early interspecies research... Bonnicksen's book should be required reading for anyone involved in creating or implementing policies related to ISR, and it is a valuable resource for the rest of us, especially those who discuss ISR or embryo research in bioethics or health policy courses. Though ISR is the focus ... Read more