Hacking the Code of Life [electronic resource] : How Gene Editing Will Rewrite Our Futures
Carey, Nessa2019
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Genetic modification (GM) has been with us for 45 years now, but the new system known as CRISPR or gene editing can manipulate the genes of almost any organism with a degree of precision, ease and speed that we could only dream of ten years ago. But is it ethical to change the genetic material of organisms in a way that might be passed on to future generations? If a person is suffering from a lethal genetic disease, is it unethical to deny them this option? Who controls the application of this technology, when it makes ‘biohacking’ – perhaps of one’s own genome – a real possibility?Nessa Carey’s book is a thrilling and timely snapshot of a cutting-edge technology that will radically alter our futures and the way we prevent disease.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Icon Books Ltd, 2019
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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9781785784989
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English
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2600284