Cross-Species Chimeras: Exploring a Possible Christian Perspective.
Various entities that combine material from humans and other animals at either the cellular or subcellular level have attracted growing public interest. I explore the controversy by considering both the scientific rationale behind creating various entities that have prompted the greatest public conc...
| Publicado en: | Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 599 - 629 |
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Open Library of Humanities
Sep2007
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| Sumario: | Various entities that combine material from humans and other animals at either the cellular or subcellular level have attracted growing public interest. I explore the controversy by considering both the scientific rationale behind creating various entities that have prompted the greatest public concern and possible ethical implications. I note a number of potentially relevant biblical passages and reflect on the imago Dei and considerations of telos in order to prompt wider discussion regarding how Christians might respond to such emerging bioethical issues. |
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