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Biotechnology unglued : science, society and social cohesion /
This collection of eight case studies shows how particular applications in agricultural, medical, and forensic biotechnology affect the social cohesiveness of agricultural communities, citizens of the developed and developing world, consumer groups, scientific communities, and society in general.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver, B.C. :
UBC Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : The impact of innovations in biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta
- The impact of agricultural biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta
- Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : issues of poverty alleviation, food security, and sustainable development / Jacqueline E.W. Broerse and Joske F.G. Bunders
- Legitimation crisis : food safety and genetically modified organisms / Christopher K. Vanderpool, Toby A. Ten Eyck, and Craig K. Harris
- Genetically modified foods in Norway : a consumer perspective / Margareta Wandel
- Commercializing Iceland : biotechnology, culture, and the information society / Kyle Eischen
- Biotechnology and social control : the Canadian DNA data bank / Neil Gerlach
- Biotechnology as modern museums of civilization / Annette Burfoot and Jennifer Poudrier
- The production, diffusion, and use of knowledge in biotechnology : the discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes / Robert Dalpé, Louise Bouchard, and Daniel Ducharme.