Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Sex Fixing : The Dawn of a New Era
Description
Sex determination is the process of knowing in the womb about the sex of the progenies with techniques like UV scan, amniocentesis etc, while sex-selection is the procedure of selecting the desired sexed offsprings and destroying the others. Where as, sex fixing is distinct from these as it involves to decide in advance the sex of the future progenies and then creating conditions that this only happens. Sex fixing is possible in ratites and lower reptiles. Mammals are the most highly evolved animals; any success in manipulating sex ratios is bound to have tremendous social and economic benefits and consequences. Recently, a technique called Aulprofem medication has found use in altering mammalian sex ratios especially in dairy animals. The present book focuses on the possible outcome and impact of such a technique on human society and mind, and its relations with the animal world. The various benefits of such a development may include rapid increase in milk, meat, wool etc. productions by producing more females of animals yielding such materials. This can prove a boon in feeding ever increasing human populations and saving the mankind from the impending danger of hunger and starvation in an era of failing green revolutions and declining hybrid vigour and food grain productions.
Table of Contents
Preface: About the Book; About the Discovery; Dawn of Hope; Few Words by the Author, Introduction: Sex Fixing: What the Experts Say; A Massive Project; A Treatise on Sex Fixing; Historical Background; Comparative Status of the Research, Theory and Basics: Fertilization; Sex Fixing; Formulative Theory of Determination of Sex; Prior art , Reflections and Critique: The Dawn of A New Era; Need of the Hour; Opening New Vistas of Research in Pure and Applied Sciences; Aulprofem: A strong Case for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for India; The Missing Cow: A Key to Success, Scope and Applications: A Bonanza of Benefits to Mankind: Saving Lives; Alleviating Poverty; A biggest Environment Friendly; A Case for Rural and National Development; Saving the Female Gender: A Great Social Boon; Economic Crisis and the Way Out; Fighting Terrorism-A National Salvation; A Strong Case Against Narcotics and Addiction; Alleviating Poverty: A Humanitarian Perspective; Delivering Designer Babies, Clinical Information: Clinical Information; Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Trials and Pharmacology and Toxicological Studies: Clinical Trials; Studies for Toxicology, Test Dossiers: Method of Analysis; MSDS Data; International Safety and Hazard Regulation Data , Miscellaneous: Publications; Bits n Bytes , Charter of Fame: Brevet Canadian; U.S. Patent; New Zealand Patent; South African Patent; Australian Patent