The 'healthy' embryo : social, biomedical, legal, and philosophical perspectives

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The 'healthy' embryo : social, biomedical, legal, and philosophical perspectives

Title remainder

social, biomedical, legal, and philosophical perspectives

Statement of responsibility

[edited by] Jeff Nisker [and others]

Contributor

• Nisker, Jeffrey A

Subject

• Human embryo
• Embryo, Mammalian
• Health
• Embryo Research -- ethics
• Human reproductive technology

Language

eng

Summary

"Public attention on embryo research has never been greater. Modern reproductive medicine technology and the use of embryos to generate stem cells ensure that this will continue to be a topic of debate and research across many disciplines. This multidisciplinary book explores the concept of a 'healthy' embryo, its implications on the health of children and adults, and how perceptions of what constitutes child and adult health influence the concept of embryo 'health'. The concept of human embryo health is considered from preconception to pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to recent foetal surgical approaches. Burgeoning capacities in both genetic and reproductive science and their clinical implications have catalysed the necessity to explore the concept of a 'healthy' embryo. The authors are from five countries and 13 disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences and medicine, ensuring that the book has a broad coverage and approach"--Provided by publisher

Member of

• Cambridge medicine (Series)

Cataloging source

DNLM/DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Cambridge medicine