Regine Kollek, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Published online: July 2006
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005221
As humans acquire the capacity to modify their germ-line DNA for purposes of enhancement, one can imagine a variety of different scenarios for the future. Some of these possible futures may have an important social context and an influence on how genetic enhancements may be socially valued.
Keywords: inheritable germ-line modification; reproduction; society; scenario; enhancement; behavioral genetics; commercialism
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| ePath Nuffield Council of Bioethics (2002) Genetics and human behaviour: the ethical context. Published by the Nuffield Council of Bioethics, London http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org | |
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