ABSTRACT
An authoritative Handbook which offers a discussion of the social, political, ethical and economic consequences and implications of the new bio-sciences. The Handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach providing a synoptic overview of contemporary international social science research on genetics, genomics and the new life sciences. It brings together leading scholars with expertise across a wide-ranging spectrum of research fields related to the production, use, commercialisation and regulation of genetics knowledge. The Handbook is structured into seven cross-cutting themes in contemporary social science research on genetics with introductions written by internationally renowned section editors who take an interdisciplinary approach to offer fresh insights on recent developments and issues in often controversial fields of study. The Handbook explores local and global issues and critically approaches a wide range of public and policy questions, providing an invaluable reference source to a wide variety of researchers, academics and policy makers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Section One Biomedical applications of new genetic technologies
part |2 pages
Section Two Commercialisation
part |2 pages
Section Three Representations of genomics
part |2 pages
Section Four Regulation
part |2 pages
Section Five Bioethics and genetics
part |2 pages
Section Six Diversity and justice
part |2 pages
Section Seven New forms of knowledge production