ISBN-13: 9781853835704 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 352 str.
ISBN-13: 9781853835704 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 352 str.
Developments in biotechnology have grabbed public attention and aroused controversy. The ethical issues are complicated and important. A multi-disciplinary group of researchers in genetics, agriculture, animal welfare, ethics, theology, sociology and risk present here a balanced response to these developments. Case studies present the major innovations in animal cloning, pharmaceutical production from animals, cross-species transplants and genetically-modified foods. A careful analysis of the ethical and social implications of these innovations offers perspectives and arguments enabling readers to form their own judgements on these questions.