CRISPR people : the science and ethics of editing humans /
Greely, Henry T.,
CRISPR people : the science and ethics of editing humans / Henry T. Greely. - xiii, 380 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-369) and index.
Just What Did He Jiankui Do? -- Human Germline Genome Editing-What Is It? -- CRISPR-What Is It and Why Is It Important, and who will benefit from it? -- Ethics Discussion of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The Law of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The He Experiment Revealed -- The World Reacts-And So Does China -- Who Knew What When?-Revelations of Pre-Summit Knowledge -- Assessing the He Experiment -- Responses -- Is Human Germline Genome Editing Inherently Bad? -- Could Human Germline Genome Editing Sometimes Be Bad? -- Just How Useful Is Human Germline Genome Editing? -- How To Test Human Germline Genome Editing -- The Big Decisions-and How To Make Them -- Conclusion.
"Beginning with the amazing tale of the Chinese "CRISPR Babies," Greely tells the complex story of human germline editing, covering the science, ethics, law, and politics"--
9780262044431 0262044439
2020012654
Gene editing.
Human genome.
CRISPR people : the science and ethics of editing humans / Henry T. Greely. - xiii, 380 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-369) and index.
Just What Did He Jiankui Do? -- Human Germline Genome Editing-What Is It? -- CRISPR-What Is It and Why Is It Important, and who will benefit from it? -- Ethics Discussion of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The Law of CRISPR'd Babies before He -- The He Experiment Revealed -- The World Reacts-And So Does China -- Who Knew What When?-Revelations of Pre-Summit Knowledge -- Assessing the He Experiment -- Responses -- Is Human Germline Genome Editing Inherently Bad? -- Could Human Germline Genome Editing Sometimes Be Bad? -- Just How Useful Is Human Germline Genome Editing? -- How To Test Human Germline Genome Editing -- The Big Decisions-and How To Make Them -- Conclusion.
"Beginning with the amazing tale of the Chinese "CRISPR Babies," Greely tells the complex story of human germline editing, covering the science, ethics, law, and politics"--
9780262044431 0262044439
2020012654
Gene editing.
Human genome.