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Author:   Edna Einsiedel ,  Edna Einsiedel ,  Wuyang Hu ,  Anne Hunnemeyer
Publisher:   University of Calgary Press
Imprint:   University of Calgary Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9781552381915

ISBN 10:   1552381919
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   30 December 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Edna Einsiedel Part 1: The Financial Pipeline The Challenge of Creating, Protecting, and Exploiting Networked Knowledge Peter W.B. Phillips From Bank to Bench to Pharmacy Shelf: Biotechnology and the Culture of Finance Usher Fleising and Charles Mather Part 2: Policies and Publics Agricultural Biotechnology in Europe at the Crossroads Helge Torgersen Angels of Vision: Stakeholders and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Policy Development Robin Downey, Rose Geransar, and Edna Einsiedel Part 3: From Public Percetpion to Public Participation - Consumer Choice and Dicision-Making Involving Communities: A Matter of Trust and Communication BÉatrice Godard Canadian Attitudes to Genetically Modified Food Michelle Veeman, Wiktor Adamowicz, Wuyang Hu, and Anne HÜnnemeyer Part 4: Framing the Gene - The Media Sphere Media Representations of Genetic Research Tania M. Bubela and Timothy Caulfield Lay People Actively Process Messages About Genetics Celeste M. Codit Telling Technological Tales: The Media and the Evolution of Biotechnology Edna Einsiedel Part 5: Second Thoughts - Ethical Issues Ethical Analysis of Representation in the Governance of Biotechnology Michael M. Burgess The Regulation of Animal Biotechnology: At the Crossroads of Law and Ethics Lyne LÉtourneau Second Thoughts on Biobanks: The Icelandic Experience Gardar Árnason Part 6: Reflections Beyond the Here and Now In Search of Nanoscale Economics: Intellectual Property and Nano-Mercantilism in the Pre-Assembler and Assembler Stages of Nanotechnology Michael D. Metha and Linda Goldenberg Inhuman, Superhuman, or Posthuman? Jon Turney Part 7: Conclusions The Future of Genomics Peter W.B. Phillips and Edna Einsiedel Contributors Index

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