Genetic engineering / David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.
Material type: TextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.Description: 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780737743678 (pbk.)
- 0737743670 (pbk.)
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- QH442 .G446 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-227) and index.
Should genetic engineering on humans be permitted? Human genetic engineering will prove beneficial and should be allowed / Nick Bostrom ; Human genetic engineering is risky and should be stopped / David King ; Human cloning should be legalized / Hugh McLachlan ; Human cloning should be banned / Wendy Wright ; Human embryos destined for discard should be used for research / Brill Frist ; Human embryos destined for discard should not be used for research / George W. Bush -- Is genetic engineering ethical? Genetic engineering is unethical / Michael J. Sandel ; Genetic engineering is not unethical / David Koepsell ; Human cloning is unethical / President's Council on Bioethics ; Human cloning is not unethical / Harry Binswanger ; Genetically engineered food poses ethical concerns / Britt Bailey -- What is the impact of genetically engineered foods? Genetically modified foods are safe / Karri Hammerstrom ; The safeness of genetically modified foods is unproven / Union of Concerned Scientists ; Genetically modified crops can help end world hunger / Gregory Conko and C. S. Prakash ; Genetically modified crops will not end world hunger / Carl F. Jordan ; Cloned animals should not be used for food / Joseph Mendelson III ; Cloned animals are safe to use for food / Siobhan DeLancey, Larisa Rudenko, and John Matheson -- How should genetic engineering technology be regulated? Gene patenting should be allowed / Geoffrey M. Karny ; Gene patenting should be banned / Xavier Becerra ; Genetically modified foods should be labeled / Megan Tady ; Genetically modified foods should not be labeled / Eli Kintisch.
Discusses controversies in genetic engineering, and various viewpoints concerning them.
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