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Informationen zum Autor Arvin M. Gouw , PhD, works in the field of theology and science at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK. He cofounded a biotech company, Bacchus Therapeutics, developing cancer-targeted therapies based on his research at Stanford University. Ted Peters , PhD, is a futurist and scholar who focuses on the interaction between theology and science. He co-edits the journal Theology and Science for the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, USA. He serves as a consultant to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which funds stem cell research, including CRISPR research. Klappentext This groundbreaking volume will provide a series of original essays by scientists, theologians, religious studies scholars, and ethicists who will offer an authoritative, illuminating, and thought-provoking overview of the CRISPR controversy.There are moments when genetic science ignites an explosion of public controversy. In the early 1990s, the Human Genome Project, along with Jurassic Park , frightened the world with genetic determinism. The Cloning Controversy of 1997 and the Stem Cell Controversy of 1998 prompted bitter moral stand-offs. The fuse has just been lit for the next explosion, the CRISPR Controversy. The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics channels the energy of the explosion into constructive reflection on the implications of this revolutionary science for religion, ethics, and public policy.While some chapters explain in a readable fashion the science behind the technique of gene editing, others draw out implications for social impact. This volume reviews the history of genomics from 1990 to date with special attention to cloning and stem cell research. Chapters address the significance for understanding human nature within specific religious traditions. Most importantly, selected ethical issues are analyzed: therapy versus enhancement; germ line modification; designer children; patenting; and the long-term effects of gene drive proposals. Vorwort Thought-provoking essays by scientists, theologians, and ethicists offer an authoritative overview of the CRISPR controversy, from the history of genomics to contemporary ethical concerns. Zusammenfassung This collection of original essays by scientists, theologians, religious studies scholars, and ethicists offers an authoritative, illuminating, and thought-provoking overview of the CRISPR controversy. Genetic science at times ignites explosions of public controversy. In the early 1990s, the Human Genome Project, along with Jurassic Park , frightened the world with genetic determinism. The cloning controversy of 1997 and the stem cell controversy of 1998 prompted bitter moral stand-offs. The fuse has just been lit for the next explosion: the CRISPR controversy. The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion, and Ethics channels the energy of that explosion into constructive reflection on the implications of this revolutionary science for religion, ethics, and public policy.Chapters accessibly explain the science behind gene editing and draw out its implications for social impact. This volume reviews the history of genomics from 1990 to date, with special attention to cloning and stem cell research. Contributors address the significance of gene technology for understanding human nature within specific religious traditions. Most importantly, they analyze selected ethical issues: therapy versus enhancement, germ line modification, designer children, patenting, and the long-term effects of gene drive proposals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, Harvard Personal Genomics Education Group, Nadine Vicenten and Marnie Gelbart (Harvard University, USA) 1. Introduction to CRISPR Revolution in Science, Ethics, and Religion, Arvin M. Gouw (University of Cambridge, UK)
