Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Gewicht: 191 g
Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Gewicht: 191 g
ISBN: 978-0-8153-9135-7
Verlag: TAYLOR & FRANCIS
As society comes to grips with the implications of genetic engineering, the mapping and sequencing of the human genome, and the advent of the post-genomic era, this collection will encourage and foster informed discussion of these key issues among the interested public, health and other professionals, teachers and students. The contributors are prominent social scientists, health specialists, journalists, bioethicists and commercial representatives from the UK, Finland, Germany, Holland and Norway who are at the leading edge of current research.
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Contents: Introduction: what's new about the 'new genetics'?, Peter Glasner and Harry Rothman. Part I: Literacy, Public Understanding and the Media: The gene shop at Manchester Airport, Mairi Levitt; Public understanding of genetic engineering in Germany, Jürgen Hampel; Predictive medicine, genetics and schizophrenia, John Turney and Jill Turner. Part II: Commercialization and Health: Pharmacogenetics: implications for drug development, patients and society, Alun McCarthy; The use of large biological sample collections in genetics research: issues for public policy, Paul Martin and Jane Kaye. Part III: Gen-ethics: Human Genetic Banking: DNA sampling and banking in clinical genetics and genetic research, Kåre Berg; Human genetic banking and the limits of informed consent, Garrath Williams and Doris Schroeder; Regulation and social perceptions of genetic data banking in Germany, Juergen Simon and Susanne Braun. Part IV: Genetic Screening: Genetic and nongenetic medical information: is there a moral difference in the context of insurance?, Veikko Launis; New practices of screening in the field of cancergenetics: a co-evolutionary perspective, Dirk Stemerding and Annemiek Nelis; Lumping and splitting revisited: or what happens when the new genetics meets disease classification, Adam M. Hedgecoe. Part V: Cloning and Xenotransplantation: What we know and what we don't know about cloning and society, Sarah Franklin; Containing contradictions: debating nature, controversy and biotechnology, Nik Brown; Constructing the scientific citizen: science and democracy in the biosciences, Alan Irwin; Conclusion, Peter Glasner; Index.
