Justice and the Human Genome Project

Timothy F. Murphy, Marc A. Lappé

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University of California Press
12 June 2024

Ethics & moral philosophy; Medical ethics & professional conduct; Public health & preventive medicine

"Exploring the ethical implications of the Human Genome Project, an ambitious and controversial attempt to map each of the over 100,000 genes in the human body, this study questions whether attitudes will be affected, both morally and socially, by the setting of a genetic ""standard""."

Edited by: Timothy F. Murphy, Marc A. Lappé
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780520414655
ISBN 10: 0520414659
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy F. Murphy is Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences and Marc A. Lappé was Professor of Health Policy and Ethics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Murphy is coeditor of Writing AIDS: Gay Literature, Language, and Analysis and Lappé is the author of Chemical Deception: The Toxic Threat to Health and the Environment.

Reviews for Justice and the Human Genome Project

""". . . the authors have succeeded in creating a series of articles that complement each other well and flow into each other to create an almost seamless book."" * Science, Technology, & Human Values *"