Epigenetics, Harm, and Identity

American Journal of Bioethics 22 (9):40-42 (2022)
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Abstract

Robert Sparrow argues that genome editing is unlikely to be person-affecting for the foreseeable future and, as a result, will neither benefit nor harm edited individuals. We regard Sparrow’...

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Author Profiles

Anna Smajdor
University of Oslo
Joona Räsänen
University of Turku

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Introduction.Emma Moormann & Kristien Hens - 2024 - In Emma Moormann, Anna Smajdor & Daniela Cutas (eds.), Epigenetics and Responsibility: Ethical Perspectives. Bristol University Press. pp. 1-22.
Pictures at an Exhibition: Epigenetics, Harm and the Non-Identity Problem.Anna Smajdor - 2024 - In Emma Moormann, Anna Smajdor & Daniela Cutas (eds.), Epigenetics and Responsibility: Ethical Perspectives. Bristol University Press. pp. 78-97.

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The Ethics of Postponed Fatherhood.Kristien Hens - 2017 - International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 10 (1):103-118.

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