4. Inherited, Evolved, and Computed Embryos

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Recurring Questions, Seeing and Believing 1
5. 2. Hypothetical and Observed Embryos with Microscopes at Work 28
6. 3. Experimental Embryos in the Laboratory 66
7. 4. Inherited, Evolved, and Computed Embryos 105
8. 5. The Visible Human Embryo 140
9. 6. The Idea of Engineered and Constructed Embryos 176
10. 7. Constructing Embryos for Society, Stem Cells in Action 216
11. 8. Constraints and Opportunities for Construction 253
12. Therefore . . . 274
13. Notes 289
14. Acknowledgments 313
15. Index 317