Technologies of the life sciences offer tremendous possibilities but also numerous challenges. Crossing Over: Genomics in the Public Arena looks at the social and ethical issues around the new biology, particularly genomics and biotechnology. It examines the world of biotechnology from different perspectives, including economics, law, communications, the sciences, and bioethics. The contributors to this volume respond to questions such as: How will we ensure technologies adopted in genomics research are not just economically beneficial but also socially and environmentally sustainable? What...
Technologies of the life sciences offer tremendous possibilities but also numerous challenges. Crossing Over: Genomics in the Public Arena looks at th...
New technologies emerge all the time. Some technologies, however, are transformative: they introduce new forms of control, both through formal systems of regulation and by informally shaping our behavior. They have profound impacts and are often disruptive; they affect the way we work and play; they influence our mobility and lifestyle. They offer hope and possibility while introducing new fears and unintended consequences.
Too often our social reactions to new technologies occur only in hindsight, after the technology has penetrated the marketplace. However, recent experience...
New technologies emerge all the time. Some technologies, however, are transformative: they introduce new forms of control, both through formal syst...
This book puts the subject of publics and their engagement with emerging technologies on robust footing. With a strong, though not exclusive, focus on genomic technologies, leading theorists and practitioners in the field provide overviews of methods and approaches and theoretical accounts of the processes underlying public engagement.
This book puts the subject of publics and their engagement with emerging technologies on robust footing. With a strong, though not exclusive, focus...
