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BL
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| Record Number
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700807
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b522996
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| Main Entry
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Boleyn-Fitzgerald, Miriam
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| Title & Author
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Beginning life /\ Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, c2010
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary issues in science
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 190 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0816062102
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: 9780816062102
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index
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| Contents
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Ethical principles in genetic and reproductive research -- Controversies in assisted reproduction -- Eugenics, genetic testing, and designer babies -- Gene therapy and enhancement -- Stem cells and therapeutic cloning -- Abortion and emergency contraception -- Reproductive cloning and ectogenesis -- Infants
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| Abstract
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Considering the ethical decisions medical practitioners must face, Beginning Life takes a close look at several medical innovations that have created new lives and saved others. --from publisher description
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Fertilization in vitro, Human
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Human reproductive technology
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Medical innovations
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| LC Classification
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RG133.5.F34 2010
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