Cross-cultural biotechnology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brannigan, Michael C., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004.
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The need for cross-cultural perspectives in biotechnology / Michael C. Brannigan
  • Commercialization and benefit sharing of biotechnology: cross-cultural concerns? / Donald Chalmers
  • The International Human Genome Project: an overview / Michael J. Morgan and Susan E. Wallace
  • Ethical and legal aspects of biotechnology / Ryuichi Ida
  • The ethics and policy issues in creating a stem cell donor: a case study in reproductive genetics / Jeffrey P. Kahn and Anna C. Mastroianni
  • Optimizing safety and benefits of genetic testing: a look at the Canadian policy / Mylhne Deschjnes
  • Experimentation on human embryos: the bioethical discussion in Europe with special attention to Austria and Germany / Henrich Ganthaler
  • The cultural challenge of biotechnology in post-communist Europe / Larissa P. Zhiganova and Yuri M. Gariev
  • Why is this gene different from all other genes? the Jewish approach to biotechnology / Edward Reichman
  • Islamic perspectives on biotechnology / Bushra Mirza
  • Agricultural biotechnology in African countries / Martin O. Makinde
  • Autonomy, humane medicine, and research ethics: an East Asian perspecitve / David Kum-Wah Chan
  • Indigenous knowledge, patenting, and the biotechnology industry / Stella Gonzalez Arnal
  • Cross-cultural issues in balancing patent rights and consumer access to biotechnological and pharmaceutical inventions / Dianne Nicol
  • Media, biotechnology, and culture / Margaret Coffey
  • Tricksters, the plague, and mirrors: biotechnology, bioterrorism, and justice / Katharine R. Meacham and Jo Ann T. Croom.