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UNINA9910789706403321 |
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Fovargue Sara <1971-> |
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Xenotransplantation and risk : regulating a developing biotechnology / / Sara Fovargue [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-139-20910-8 |
1-107-22347-4 |
1-280-48477-2 |
9786613579751 |
1-139-22181-7 |
1-139-21699-6 |
1-139-22352-6 |
1-139-21392-X |
1-139-22009-8 |
1-139-02692-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics ; ; 14 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Xenografts |
Transplantation immunology |
Xenografts - Moral and ethical aspects |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introducing the issues -- Dealing with risk -- Regulating experimental procedures and medical research -- Regulatory responses to developing biotechnologies -- Challenges to legal and ethical norms : first party consent and third parties at risk -- Surveillance and monitoring : balancing public health and individual freedom -- Summary and concluding thoughts : looking to the future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Some developing biotechnologies challenge accepted legal and ethical norms because of the risks they pose. Xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation) may prolong life but may also harm the xeno-recipient and the public due to its potential to transmit infectious |
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