Fatima Oliveira Clonagem e manipulacao genetica humana: mitos, realidade, perspectiva e delirios.Brasilia: Ministerio da Justica, Secretaria de Estado dos Direitos da Mulher, 2002.68 p. Cloning and Human Genetic Manipulation: Myths, Realities, Perspectives and Delirium delirium Condition of disorientation, confused thinking, and rapid alternation between mental states. The patient is restless, cannot concentrate, and undergoes emotional changes (e.g., anxiety, apathy, euphoria), sometimes with hallucinations. includes the essay, "The State of the Art in Assisted Human Reproduction in 2002," as well as the title essay of this volume. This material was disseminated at the Seminar, "Biotechnology: Ethical and Theological Implications," organized by Brazil's Conselho Nacional das Igrejas Cristas (National Council of Christian Churches) and held in August 2002.The first essay provides an overview of the field of genetics with a special emphasis on cloning, and the second addresses in vitro fertilization in vitro fertilization (vē`trō, vĭ`trō), technique for conception of a human embryo outside the mother's body. Several ova, or eggs, are removed from the mother's body and placed in special laboratory culture dishes (Petri dishes); and embryo transfer embryo transfer n. After artificial insemination, the process by which the fertilized ovum is transferred at the blastocyst stage to the recipient's uterus. : the growing trend of the medicalization medicalization Social medicine A term for the erroneous tendency by society–often perpetuated by health professionals–to view effects of socioeconomic disadvantage as purely medical issues of procreation PROCREATION. The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children. Inst. tit. 2, in pr. . The latter essay also includes interesting appendices, such as a timeline detailing the development of assisted reproduction in animals and humans. * For more information, contact the Ministerio da Justica, Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher, email: cndm@mj.gov.br |
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