Genomics and bioethics interdisciplinary perspectives, technologies, and advancements /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Soraj Hongladarom, 1962-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2011.
• Subjects: Genomics > Moral and ethical aspects.; Genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.; Human genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.; Genomics > ethics.; Bioethical Issues.; Genetic Research > ethics.; Collective guardianship for ethical genetic research; Direct-to-consumer genetic testing; Ethical and legal aspects of human biobanks; Human genetic research; International debates on bioethical issues; Knowledge and social representations of genomic research; Moral deliberation over the status of the embryo; Public health measures and medical intervention; Concept of property in genetics and databanking; Using genetic knowledge in nutritional sciences
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"This book focuses on ethical, social, cultural, and legal implications of genetics, genomics and genetic databanking as they relate to concrete cultural and historical traditions"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• Buddhism and human genetic research / Somparn Promta
• Genomics and population health : a social epidemiology perspective / Chee-Khoon Chan
• International organizations as fora for international bioethical debate : towards a just international bioethical law? / Chamu Kappuswamy
• The value of life of the embryo observed from two different lenses : from its own potential to develop, and from the context in which it is embedded / Elena Ignovska
• Direct-to-consumer genetic testing / Richard Stein
• The applications of omics technologies and the challenges of ethics in nutritional sciences / Minakshi Bhardwaj
• Beyond informed consent : a model of collective guardianship for ethical genetic research / Leonardo de Castro and Chin Leong Teoh
• Genomics and genetic engineering : playing God? / Varghese M. Daniel
• A philosophical exploration of the concept of "property" in genetics and databanking : challenges for bioethics in Asia and Europe / Ole Döring
• Biotechnological patents and morality : a critical view from a developing country / Jakkrit Kuanpoth
• Social issues related to gene patenting at Latin America : a bioethical reflection / Eduardo Rodriguez and Fernando Lolas
• Indonesian legal perspectives on biotechnology and intellectual property rights / Theofrantus Litaay, Dyah Hapsari Prananingrum, Yakub Adi Krisanto
• Human biobanks : selected examples from and beyond Europe / Brigitte Jansen
• The regulation of genetic testing and the protection of genetic and medical information in Singapore / Terry Kaan
• Legal aspects of bioethics in Tajikistan / Firuza Nasyrova
• Genetic testing and protection of genetic privacy : a comparative legal analysis in Europe and Australia / Sergio Romeo-Malanda, Dianne Nicol, and Margaret Otlowski
• Property, personality rights, and data protection with regard to biobanks : a layered system / Jürgen Simon and Jürgen Robienski.