Biotechnology and the Integrity of Life: Taking Public Fears Seriously (Ashgate Studies in Applied E

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Author : Michael Hauskeller
Genre : Philosophy

Summary : There are things that can be done and are done to life on earth (whether it be human, animal or plant life) which, even if they do not involve or produce any suffering, are still considered morally wrong by a large proportion of the public. Such things include changing the nature of living beings by

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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Genre : Science

Summary : Research on gene drive systems is rapidly advancing. Many proposed applications of gene drive research aim to solve environmental and public health challenges, including the reduction of poverty and the burden of vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, which disproportionately impact low

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Author : Bo Göransson
Genre : Science

Summary : This book explores how policies targeting public research institutions, such as universities, contribute to the appropriation of biotechnology through national innovation systems. Around the world, biotechnology has become a driving force for dramatic change in systems and policies intended to spur

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Author : Irwin, Alan
Genre : Social Science

Summary : This work draws together three key perspectives on science-society relations - public understanding of science, scientific and public governance, and social theory. It shows that 'science' and 'society' combine in many ways such as in citizenship, expertise, governance and democracy.

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Author : Suzanne M. Ward
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines

Summary : Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users provides readers with a view of the changing and emerging roles of electronic books in higher education. The three main sections contain contributions by experts in the publisher/vendor arena, as well as by librarians who report on both the challen

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Author : Angela Guimaraes Pereira
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : For science to remain a legitimate and trustworthy source of knowledge, society will have to engage in the collective processes of knowledge co-production, which not only includes science, but also other types of knowledge. This process of change has to include a new commitment to knowledge creation

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Author : OECD
Genre :

Summary : This book explores the implications of newly developing risks such as hugely damaging hurricanes, new diseases, terrorist attacks, and disruptions to critical infrastructures.