176 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent rapid advances in the biosciences have led to considerable debate about the social, ethical, and legal implications of research and its applications. The mapping of the human genome, advances in cloning techniques, the harvesting of embryonic stem cells for research, increasing use of genetic testing in healthcare, and the development of large-scale genetic databases have not only... Read more
1. Bioethics as Politics 2. Bioethics and the Politics of Expectations 3. Engendering Consent: Bioethics and Biobanks 4. Missing the Big Picture: Bioethics and Stem Cell Research 5. Testing Times: Bioethics and ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Genetics 6. Governing Uncertainty: The Politics of Nanoethics 7. Beyond Bioethics
Biography
Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Melbourne.
'With its emphasis on the "blindspots" of current models, this work should prove thought-provoking to advanced students of ethics and medicine. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners.'
-A.W. Klink, Duke University, in Choice, Nov 2011
