Modifying Our Genes: Theology, Science and "Playing God" - Softcover

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•An ethicist and a scientist bring their respective expertise to bear on an important moral, ethical and theological issue•Keith Fox speaks widely at a local and national level about medical ethics.•Written with clarity in mind, and featuring a glossary and other material to help communicate the science•Balanced in approach, carefully refusing the kinds of knee-jerk ethical reactions which so often plague this debate. If our bodies could do more things, would our lives be better? Genome editing is a rapidly developing technology that can modify human genes. It can cure heritable diseases, but we could even make certain genetic “improvements” to healthy people. Should we change human embryos genetically to achieve such goals?Bringing together a leading molecular biologist and a Christian ethicist this book responds to the need for solid information and helpful orientation for a pressing moral issue. They explain relevant technical issues without the jargon, clarify the most important philosophical and religious arguments and bring empirical insights to the question of what helps us lead meaningful lives.

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