International governance of biotechnology : needs, problems and potential /
The significant media coverage recently given to issues such as the international impacts of biofuel production policies, advances in synthetic biology, and the ethical implications of research involving embryonic stem cells, is indicative of the high-level of interest - among policy-makers, academi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2010.
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| Series: | Science, ethics & society.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The significant media coverage recently given to issues such as the international impacts of biofuel production policies, advances in synthetic biology, and the ethical implications of research involving embryonic stem cells, is indicative of the high-level of interest - among policy-makers, academics and the public - in the biotechnology revolution, its applications, impacts and control. There is also significant interest in international regulatory processes as a form of governance, and international regulation is a vital part of efforts to manage the impacts of the biotechnology revolution. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849660778 1849660778 9781849661812 1849661812 9781849663601 1849663602 1283168898 9781283168892 9786613168894 6613168890 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781849661812 |