Gene Therapy: Prospective Technology assessment in its societal context

An assessment of technology in gene therapy and its societal impact

Jörg Niewöhner (Edited by), Christof Tannert (Edited by)

9780444528063, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 21 July 2006

274 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 kg

This book presents work that has been conducted as part of the research project "Discourse on ethical questions of biomedicine" of the interdisciplinary Working Group Bioethics and Science Communication at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)in Berlin-Buch, Germany. This book offers ground-breaking ideas on how the daily interworking of cutting-edge biomedical research assess the broader social context and its communication to stakeholders and the public. Editors cover three aspects: Scientific, Ethical and Legal, and Perception and Communication. This work establishes an international and interdisciplinary network of excellent researchers at the beginning of their careers, who brilliantly integrate their work into the different perspectives on gene therapy from the natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities and law.

Section I Scientific Aspects

Section II Ethical and Legal Aspects

Section III Perception and Communication

Subject Areas: DNA & Genome [PSAK1], Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Impact of science & technology on society [PDR], Biomedical engineering [MQW], Medical genetics [MFN]