An edition of GMO sapiens
(2016)
GMO sapiens
the life-changing science of designer babies
by Paul Knoepfler
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This book takes a fresh look at the cutting-edge biotech discoveries that have made genetically modified people possible.
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GMO sapiens: the life-changing science of designer babies
2016, World Scientific
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Table of Contents
1. An introduction to playing God
Genetically modified (GM) human embryos
IVF meets GMO
CRISPR-Cas9
GMO genesis
The stem cell and cloning connections
2. The birth and explosive growth of GMOs
GM pets and novelties
Defining human genetic modification
Gene therapy
3. Human cloning
Cloning culture
Phony cloning
Cloning myths
Politics of cloning
De-extinction : resurrecting the extinct
4. Messing with mother nature : the first GMO sapiens
IVF
Monkeying around with primate eggs and genomes
Three-person IVF
5. Build-a-baby better via genetics
The genesis of human genetic testing
Genetics dating and mating service
Changing the genetic equation via designer babies?
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
CRISPR versus PGD
Sex selection
Savior siblings
Human GMO economics
OvaScience
Mitogenome therapeutics
Genetics and human choices
Genetic tourism
Designer babies
6. DIY guide to creating GMO sapiens
CRISPR as a laboratory tool
Genetic modifications
Potential role for stem cells
7. Eugenics and transhumanism
Eugenics takes root in California
IVF and eugenics
Transhumanism : getting from point ACGT to H+
George Church, genetics pioneer and transhumanist
Forced genetic change : gene drive, and weapons
8. Cultural views on human genetic modification
Public perceptions of human modification
American views on creating GM humans
Global views on human genetic modification
Frankenstein revisited
The Brothers Huxley
GATTACA
DNA dreams and reality
Orphan Black
An artist's view of human cloning
Genetic discrimination or celebrity
Gender issues in human modification
9. GMO sapiens today and tomorrow
Gene-edited human embryos
Stanford Law meeting on human genetic modification
George Church on human genetic modification
Oxford ethicists
The future of human genetic modification.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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