Baylis, Françoise,  1961- <br/><br/>
Altered inheritance :  CRISPR and the ethics of human genome editing / 
Françoise Baylis. 
 - Cambridge, Massachusetts :  Harvard University Press,  (c)2019. 
 - 1 online resource (287 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Targeting a single gene : Huntington's Disease --  From editing a genome to altering inheritance --  Babies by design --  From "well" to "better than well" --  Ethics in the interim --  Of harms and wrongs --  Slow science --  Scientists, science policy, and politics --  Ethicists, science policy, and politics --  "All of us" for "us all" --  Epilogue : A new dawn. 
<br/><br/> With the advent of CRISPR gene-editing technology, designer babies have become a reality. The author insists that scientists alone cannot decide the terms of this changing era in human evolution. Members of the public, with diverse interests and perspectives, must have a role in determining our future as a species. -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674241954 9780674241961 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gene editing--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>CRISPR (Genetics)<br/>Genetic engineering--Risk assessment.<br/>Medical ethics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH438  / .A484 2019