Genetic Databases : Socio-Ethical Issues in the Collection and Use of DNA

ISBN 10: 0415316804 / ISBN 13: 9780415316804

Edité par Taylor & Francis Group, 2004

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• Titre: Genetic Databases : Socio-Ethical Issues in the Collection and Use of DNA
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Group
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415316804
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415316804
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good

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Synopsis

Genetic Databases offers a timely analysis of the underlying tensions, contradictions and limitations of the current regulatory frameworks for and policy debates about genetic databases.

À propos de l?auteur

Oonagh Corrigan is a sociologist with a research interest in social and ethical issues surrounding developments in genetics and the pharmaceutical industry. In particular much of her work to date has focussed on the implications for human subjects involved in biomedical research and on regulatory mechanisms designed to protect such subjects.

Richard Tutton is a research fellow in the Science and Technology Studies Unit (SATSU) in the Department of Sociology at the University of York. He has been researching the various social and ethical implications of developments in human genetics for several years