New genetics, new social formations
New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge
2006.
2017. |
| Series: | Genetics and society (Series)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429712906719 |
| Summary: | New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of these manifestations in a global context, including:genetic data bankscommittees of inquirynon-governmental organisations (NGOs)national research labo |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134162574 9781134162581 9781280710476 9786610710478 9780203962893 |
