Full Description
Technologies of the life sciences offer tremendous possibilities but also numerous challenges. Crossing Over 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 is the impact of the media on the development of these technologies? What are the ethical implications? What governance arrangements are appropriate? How are citizens and consumers expected to participate? Crossing Over 's interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of biotechnology in society will ultimately contribute to our overall understanding of this hot-button issue and will help us make better-informed choices for the future.
Contents
Introduction Edna Einsiedel Part 1: The Financial Pipeline The Challenge of Creating, Protecting, and Exploiting Networked Knowledge Peter W.B. Phillips From Bank to Bench to Pharmacy Shelf: Biotechnology and the Culture of Finance Usher Fleising and Charles Mather Part 2: Policies and Publics Agricultural Biotechnology in Europe at the Crossroads Helge Torgersen Angels of Vision: Stakeholders and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Policy Development Robin Downey, Rose Geransar, and Edna Einsiedel Part 3: From Public Percetpion to Public Participation -- Consumer Choice and Dicision--Making Involving Communities: A Matter of Trust and Communication Béatrice Godard Canadian Attitudes to Genetically Modified Food Michelle Veeman, Wiktor Adamowicz, Wuyang Hu, and Anne Hünnemeyer Part 4: Framing the Gene -- The Media Sphere Media Representations of Genetic Research Tania M. Bubela and Timothy Caulfield Lay People Actively Process Messages About Genetics Celeste M. Codit Telling Technological Tales: The Media and the Evolution of Biotechnology Edna Einsiedel Part 5: Second Thoughts -- Ethical Issues Ethical Analysis of Representation in the Governance of Biotechnology Michael M. Burgess The Regulation of Animal Biotechnology: At the Crossroads of Law and Ethics Lyne Létourneau Second Thoughts on Biobanks: The Icelandic Experience Gardar árnason Part 6: Reflections Beyond the Here and Now In Search of Nanoscale Economics: Intellectual Property and Nano--Mercantilism in the Pre--Assembler and Assembler Stages of Nanotechnology Michael D. Metha and Linda Goldenberg Inhuman, Superhuman, or Posthuman? Jon Turney Part 7: Conclusions The Future of Genomics Peter W.B. Phillips and Edna Einsiedel Contributors Index
