Environmental contamination, biotechnology, and the law : the impact of emerging genomic information : Summary of a forum held at the National Academy of Sciences, August 16, 2000, Washington, D.C. / Robert Pool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pool, Robert.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health--Research--United States--Congresses.

Environmental health.

Biotechnology--Government policy--United States--Congresses.

Biotechnology.

Genomes--Congresses.

Genomes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (44 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Impact of emerging genomic information

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On August 16, 2000, the Board on Life Sciences held a forum on "Environmental Contamination, Biotechnology, and the Law: The Impact of Emerging Genomic Information." The purpose of the forum was to explore the legal implications of current and developing biotechnology approaches to evaluating potential human health and environmental effects caused by exposure to environmental contaminants and to cleaning up contaminated areas. The forum brought together scientists from academe, government, and industry and members of the legal community, including lawyers and judges, to discuss the interface between the use of those approaches and the legal system.

Contents:

Front Matter; Background; Contents; 1 Introduction: Genomics, Environment, and Health; 2 Forum Summary; A Forum Agenda; B Speaker Biographies

Notes:

Summary of the forum on "Environmental contamination, biotechnology, and the law", held by the National Research Council's Board on Life Sciences, on Aug. 16, 2000.

ISBN:

9780309170970

0309170974

9780309512992

0309512999

OCLC:

817958759