Is this Cell a Human Being? Exploring the Status of Embryos, Stem Cells and Human-Animal Hybrids /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Suarez, Antoine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Huarte, Joachim (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Medicine > Philosophy.; Medical ethics.; Stem cells.; Embryology.; Medical laws and legislation.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Stem Cells.; Philosophy of Medicine.; Medical Law.

The central question of this book is whether or not particular cell entities of human origin ought to be considered human beings. The answer is crucial for making moral decisions for or against research and experimentation. Experts in the field discuss the production of embryonic-like pluripotent st...