14. Science and Technology - Routledge

14.
Science and Technology






Essential terminology



Blastocyst



Cloning



Embryo



Genetic engineering



Germ line engineering



Human genome



Somatic cell engineering



Stem cell



Therapeutic cloning



Xenotransplantation



Zygote





GENETIC
ENGINEERING




EMBRYO RESEARCH




GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS
–

‘FRANKENFOOD’?




SELECTING HUMAN GENES
–

‘DESIGNER BABIES’?




TESTING AND GENETIC SCREENING


Gene therapy




THE ALTERATION OF HUMAN GENES




STEM CELL RESEARCH




THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
–

A LIMITED VIEW OF HUMANITY?




CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON GENETIC ENGINEERING AND EMBRYO RESEARCH




TRANSPLANTATION AND XENOTRANSPLANTATION




CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON XENOTRANSPLANTATION




THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION




CHRISTIAN
PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION




THE ETHICAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION




CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION




THE CONFLICT BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS




THE ROLE OF ETHICS IN THE CONTROL
AND USE OF INVENTIONS




CHRISTIAN RESPONSES TO INVENTIONS