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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953551203321

Autore

Pool Robert

Titolo

Environmental contamination, biotechnology, and the law : the impact of emerging genomic information : Summary of a forum held at the National Academy of Sciences, August 16, 2000, Washington, D.C. / / Robert Pool

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

9780309170970

0309170974

9780309512992

0309512999

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (44 p.)

Disciplina

615.9

Soggetti

Environmental health - Research - United States

Biotechnology - Government policy - United States

Genomes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Summary of the forum on "Environmental contamination, biotechnology, and the law", held by the National Research Council's Board on Life Sciences, on Aug. 16, 2000.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Background; Contents; 1 Introduction: Genomics, Environment, and Health; 2 Forum Summary; A Forum Agenda; B Speaker Biographies

Sommario/riassunto

On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on "Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information." The purpose of the forum was to explore the legal implications of current and developing biotechnology approaches to evaluating potential human health and environmental effects caused by exposure to environmental contaminants and to cleaning up contaminated areas. The forum brought together scientists from academe, government, and industry and members of the legal community, including lawyers and judges, to discuss the interface between the use of those approaches and the legal system.