The 'Healthy' Embryo - Social, Biomedical, Legal and Philosophical Perspectives (Paperback)

Public attention on embryo research has never been greater. Modern reproductive medicine technology and the use of embryos to generate stem cells ensure that this will continue to be a topic of debate and research across many disciplines. This multidisciplinary book explores the concept of a 'healthy' embryo, its implications on the health of children and adults, and how perceptions of what constitutes child and adult health influence the concept of embryo 'health'. The concept of human embryo health is considered from preconception to pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to recent foetal surgical approaches. Burgeoning capacities in both genetic and reproductive science and their clinical implications have catalysed the necessity to explore the concept of a 'healthy' embryo. The authors are from five countries and 13 disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences and medicine, ensuring that the book has a broad coverage and approach.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2010
Editors:	Jeff Nisker • Francoise Baylis • Isabel Karpin • Carolyn McLeod • Roxanne Mykitiuk
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	298
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-74813-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > General issues > Medicolegal issues Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Human reproduction, growth & development > Reproductive medicine > Embryology Promotions
LSN:	0-521-74813-5
Barcode:	9780521748131

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