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UNINA9910830152703321 |
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Autore |
Rehm H. J |
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Titolo |
Biotechnology, Legal, Economic and Ethical Dimensions |
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[Place of publication not identified], : Wiley VCH Imprint, 1995 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 695 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Biotechnology - Law and legislation |
Biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Evaluation of Technology as an Interactive Commitment-Building Process : The Failure of Technology Assessment -- Concepts of Risk Assessment: The "Process versus Product" Controversy Put to Rest -- Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production -- Biotechnology and Bioethics: What is Ethical Biotechnology? -- Structured Risk Assessment of rDNA Products and Consumer Acceptance of These Products -- Strategic Regulations for Safe Development of Transgenic Plants -- Biomedicinical Product Development -- Regulations for Recombinant DNA Research, Product Development and Production in the US, Japan and Europe : Analogies, Disparities, Competitiveness -- Biotechnology and Intellectual Property -- Patent Applications for Biomedicinal Products -- Databases in Biotechnology -- Commercial Biotechnology: Developing World Prospects -- Biotechnology in the Asian-Pacific Region -- Biotechnology and Biological Diversity -- "Oui" or "Non" to Biotechnology: The Other French Referendum -- Government, Researchers, and Activists: The Critical Public Policy Interface -- Press Coverage of Genetic Engineering in Germany: Facts, Faults and Causes -- The Regulation of Modern Biotechnology: A Historical and European Perspective: A Case Study in How Societies Cope with New Knowledge in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century. |
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Biotechnology: a fascinating field with far-reaching legal, economic, and ethical implications for mankind. In this volume an experienced and diverse team of authors comprising scientists from research and |
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industry, officials and journalists examines these implications from all possible angles. Their contributions are a thoughtful - and thought-provoking - analysis of numerous controversial topics in modern biotechnology. The perspective is thoroughly international, with many critical comparisons. Topics included are: Concepts of Risk Assessment/ Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production/ Bioethics/ Product Development/ Intellectual Property/ Bioinformatics/ Biological Diversity/ Public Attitude and Regulations of Biotechnology. |
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