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Ethical tensions from new technology : the case of agricultural biotechnology / edited by Harvey S. James Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- CABI biotechnology series ; 6.
- CABI biotechnology series ; 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agricultural biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Agricultural biotechnology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2018]
- Summary:
- New technologies can create ethical tensions when there is a conflict of interests, values or rights. One of the key examples of such technology is agricultural biotechnology. This book explores the reasons for those tensions, and potential solutions.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- CABI Biotechnology Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Ethical Tensions from a 'Science Alone' Approach in Communicating Genetic Engineering Science to Consumers
- 2 Against the (GM) Grain: Ethical Tensions and Agrobiotechnology Activism in the USA
- 3 The Use and Abuse of the Term 'GMO' in the 'Common Weal Rhetoric' Against the Application of Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture
- 4 Collaborating with the Enemy? A View from Down Under on GM Research Partnerships
- 5 Three Models of Public Opinion and Public Interest for Agricultural Biotechnology: Precautionary, Conventional and Accommodative
- 6 Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: Ethical Tensions and the Labeling Initiative
- 7 Ethical Tensions in Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology and their Impact on Policy Outcomes: Evidence from the USA and India
- 8 Technological Pragmatism: Navigating the Ethical Tensions Created by Agricultural Biotechnology
- 9 Absolute Hogwash: Assemblage and the New Breed of Animal Biotechnology
- 10 Nature-identical Outcomes, Artificial Processes: Governance of CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing as an Ethical Challenge
- 11 New Technology, Cognitive Bias and Ethical Tensions in Entrepreneurial Commercialization: The Case of CRISPR
- 12 New Technology, Ethical Tensions and the Mediating Role of Translational Research
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78639-466-9
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