Biotechnics and Society: the Rise of Industrial Genetics
- List Price: $130.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Praeger Publishers
- Publish date: 07/01/1991
Description:
Preface The Cultural Significance of the Genetics Revolution The Industrial Context The Emergence of the New Biotechnology Industry Patenting Hybrids, Chimeras, and other Oddities Science and Wall Street: Academic Entrepreneurship in Biology Genetics and Ecology Environmental Applications of Biotechnology Evolving Policy: From the Laboratory to the Field Controlling Frost with Bacteria: The First Field Test Debates over Deliberate Release: Disciplinary Fault Lines Social Controls Human Genetic Engineering: New Ethical Frontiers The Growing Complexity of Regulation Biotechnology Assessment: Dilemmas and Opportunities Selected Bibliography Index
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