|aEngineering genesis :|bthe ethics of genetic engineering in non-human species /|cWorking Group of the Society, Religion and Technology Project, Church of Scotland ; edited by Donald and Ann Bruce.
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|aLondon :|bEarthscan,|c1998.
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|axiv, 337 p. :|bill. ;|c23 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [310]-323) and index.
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|aExplaining genetic engineering and its uses -- Case studies. Lighting up the soil: genetically modified soil bacteria / David Atkinson ; To boldly grow where no crop has grown before: genetically modifying plants for harsh environments / Michael Wilson ; A thousand and one uses for oilseed rape: novel oils from genetically modified oilseed / David Atkinson ; Vaccination made easy: proteins from plants, using genetically modified plant viruses / Michael Wilson ; The sting in the cabbage: genetically modified insect viruses as pesticides / Joyce Tait ; Genetically modified tomatoes: seeking firmer tomatoes with better flavour / Michael Wilson ; Bovine somatotrophin (BST): boosting milk yields with hormones produced in genetically modified bacteria / Peter Wilson ; Pharmceuticals from milk: producing pharmaceuticals in sheep milk / Ian Wilmut ; Xenotransplantation: organ transplants from genetically modified pigs / Ian Wilmut ; Modelling human diseases: genetically modified mice as models of human diseases / Donald Bruce ; Dolly mixture: cloning by nuclear transfer to improve genetic engineering in animals / Ian Wilmut and Donald Bruce -- Ethics under the microscope -- Genetic engineering and animal welfare -- Animal ethics and human benefit -- Transgenic food -- Letting out the genie: environmental risk and regulation -- Patenting life -- Genetic engineering and developing countries -- The social context of genetic engineering -- Final reflections.
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|aBioethics.
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|aGenetic engineering.
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|aAnimal genetic engineering|xMoral and ethical aspects.
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|aBruce, Donald,|cDr.
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|aSociety, Religion and Technology Project.|bWorking Group.