Mitochondrial Replacement: Ethics and Identity

Bioethics

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 631-638

  Wrigley, Anthony ^a   Wilkinson, Stephen ^b   Appleby, John B ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Genetics; Identity; Mitochondrial replacement; Reproductive technology

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MITOCHONDRIAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; MITOCHONDRION; PERSONHOOD;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MITOCHONDRIAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PERSONHOOD;

EID: 84946404313     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12187     Document Type: Article

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