Human genetic information [ science, law, and ethics
As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theology, and the law looks into the scientific, legal, ethical, social, and economic issues confronting ma...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester [England] ; New Yor :
John Wiley & Sons ,
1990
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| Series: | Ciba Foundation symposium
149 |
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| Online Access: | John Wiley |
| Summary: | As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theology, and the law looks into the scientific, legal, ethical, social, and economic issues confronting man and his ability to map and sequence the human genome. A wide variety of subjects are covered, including prenatal diagnosis, advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorders, the problems associated with polygenic disease, and the limits to genetic intervention in humans. The symposium also discus |
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| Item Description: | "A Wiley-Interscience publication" "Symposium on Human Genetic Information: Science, Law, and Ethics, held in collaboration with the Akademische Kommission der Universitèat Bern Bern, Switzerland, 20-22 June 1989"--P v Editors: Derek Chadwick, Greg Bock, and Julie Whelan |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 211 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 047051390X 0470513918 (electronic book) 9780470513903 9780470513910 (electronic book) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9780470513903 |