The kingdom of genes: Why genes from animals and plants will make better humans

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Savulescu, Julian ^a   Skene, Loane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHIMERA; DEHUMANIZATION; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMOTION; ETHICS; GENE; HUMAN; INTUITION; MORALITY; NOTE; PLANT GENE; RELIGION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHIMERA; DEHUMANIZATION; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMOTIONS; GENES; GENES, PLANT; HUMANS; INTUITION; MORALS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; RELIGION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58149262964     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160802559203     Document Type: Note

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