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Animal genetic engineering : of pigs, oncomice, and men

Title
  1. Animal genetic engineering : of pigs, oncomice, and men / edited by Peter Wheale and Ruth McNally.
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  1. London ; Boulder, Colo. : Pluto Press, 1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Wheale, Peter.
  2. McNally, Ruth M.
Description
  1. xix, 293 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  1. Animal genetic engineering > Congresses
  2. Animal genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects > Congresses
  3. Livestock > Genetic engineering > Congresses
  4. Animal biotechnology > Congresses
  5. Transgenic animals > Congresses
Contents
  1. Preface / Peter Wheale and Ruth McNally -- 1. Animal Genetic Engineering and Human Progress: An Overview / Richard Ryder -- 2. Farm Animals and the Biotechnology Revolution: A Philosophical Overview / Jeremy Rifkin -- 3. Transgenic Farm Animals and Enhanced Productivity / Kevin Ward -- 4. Genetic Engineering for Disease Resistance / Ivan Morrison -- 5. Embryo Transfer and Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals / Christopher Polge -- 6. The Impact of Genetic Engineering on the Welfare of Farm Animals / John Webster -- 7. Transgenic Animals in the Market-place / Derek Burke -- 8. Acceptance or Rejection? A Consumer View on Genetically Engineered Animal Products / Tim Lang -- 9. A Critical View of the Genetic Engineering of Farm Animals / Joyce D'Silva -- 10. Mad Dogs or Jackasses: The European Rabies Eradication Programme / Ruth McNally -- 11. Environmental Threats of Transgenic Technology / Sue Mayer --
  2. 12. Patenting of Transgenic Animals: An Industry View / Meredith Lloyd-Evans -- 13. Patenting of Transgenic Animals: A Welfare/Rights Perspective / Peter Stevenson -- 14. Rescuing Transgenic Expression by Co-Integration / A. J. Clark, A. Cowper, R. Wallace, G. Wright and J. P. Simons -- 15. Transgenic Animals as Disease Models / Elaine Dzierzak -- 16. A Critical View of the Use of Genetically Engineered Animals in the Laboratory / Gill Langley -- 17. Genetic Engineering: Can Unnatural Kinds be Wronged? / Robin Attfield -- 18. I've Got You Under My Skin: Ethical Implications of the Practice of Xenografting / Peter Wheale -- 19. Public Policy Issues Relating to Animal Biotechnology / Maurice Lex -- 20. Political Implications of Animal Biotechnology / Hiltrud Breyer Mep.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Based on a conference held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, in Oct. 1992.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.