Pharming Promises and risks ofbBiopharmaceuticals derived from genetically modified plants and animals /

Recent scientific advances have made it possible to produce biopharmaceuticals in genetically modified plants and animals, such as maize, tobacco, goats, and chickens. This new branch of biotechnology is termed pharming, composed of the terms pharmaceuticals and farming. Pharming constitutes an over...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rehbinder, Eckard (Autor), Engelhard, Margret (Autor), Hagen, Kristin (Autor), Jørgensen, R. B. (Autor), Pardo Avellaneda, Rafael (Autor), Schnieke, Angelika (Autor), Thiele, Felix (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment, 35
Temas:
Pharmacology.
Biotechnology.
Ethics.
Biomedical engineering.
Chemical Bioengineering.
Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The technology of pharming
  • Risk assessment of plant pharming and animal pharming
  • The welfare of pharming animals
  • Public views and attitudes to pharming
  • The ethical evaluation of pharming
  • The role of patents in the development of pharming
  • Legal problems of pharming
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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