Gene Therapy: Prospective Technology Assessment in Its Societal Context

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-444-52806-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 549 g

This book presents work that has been conducted as part of the research project "Discourse on ethical questions of biomedicine" of the interdisciplinary Working Group Bioethics and Science Communication at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)in Berlin-Buch, Germany. This book offers ground-breaking ideas on how the daily interworking of cutting-edge biomedical research assess the broader social context and its communication to stakeholders and the public. Editors cover three aspects: Scientific, Ethical and Legal, and Perception and Communication. This work establishes an international and interdisciplinary network of excellent researchers at the beginning of their careers, who brilliantly integrate their work into the different perspectives on gene therapy from the natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities and law.

Zielgruppe

Practicing scientists, graduate students, academic clinicians who want to understand more about the ethical issues of gene therapy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niewöhner, Jörg

Tannert, Christof

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenreproduktion, Verbreitung, Genetik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gentherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I Scientific Aspects

Section II Ethical and Legal Aspects

Section III Perception and Communication