Disembodied brains : understanding our intuitions on neuro-chimeras and human-brain organoids /

Recent new technologies have brought the realm of science fiction to reality. The development of human-animal neuro-chimeras, which are animals with some component of a human brain, plays into society's long-standing fascination with the crossover between humans and animals. In the same way, th...

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1. Verfasser:
Evans, John Hyde
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
Recent new technologies have brought the realm of science fiction to reality. The development of human-animal neuro-chimeras, which are animals with some component of a human brain, plays into society's long-standing fascination with the crossover between humans and animals. In the same way, the development of human brain organoids - small parts of a human brain grown from harvested human cells - feeds our fear and fascination of disembodied brains. The general reaction to these technologies is shock or disgust. This book closely examines the public's response to such new scientific advances: the questions they raise about the biological essence of personhood, the ethics of growing and mixing human-animal parts, and the fears of dystopian misuse that might arise from the development of such technologies.
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1 online resource (0 pages)
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Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-775072-9
0-19-775073-7
0-19-775071-0
Schlagworte:
Bioethics.
Biotechnology > Public opinion.
Chimerism > Research > Public opinion.
Society.
Ethics & moral philosophy.
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