Biotechnology: Legal, Economic and Ethical Dimensions, Volume 12, Second Edition
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Biotechnology: a fascinating field with far-reaching legal, economic, and ethical implications for mankind. In this volume an experienced and diverse team of authors comprising scientists from research and industry, officials and journalists examines these implications from all possible angles. Their contributions are a thoughtful - and thought-provoking - analysis of numerous controversial topics in modern biotechnology. The perspective is thoroughly international, with many critical comparisons. Topics included are: Concepts of Risk Assessment/ Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production/ Bioethics/ Product Development/ Intellectual Property/ Bioinformatics/ Biological Diversity/ Public Attitude and Regulations of BiotechnologyContent: Chapter 1 The Evaluation of Technology as an Interactive Commitment?Building Process—The Failure of Technology Assessment (pages 5–38): Guido Van SteendamChapter 2 Concepts of Risk Assessment: The “Process versus Product” Controversy Put to Rest (pages 39–62): Henry I. MillerChapter 3 Biosafety in rDNA Research and Production (pages 63–113): Dieter Brauer, Michael Broker, Cornelia Kellermann and Ernst?Ludwig WinnackerChapter 4 Biotechnology and Bioethics: What is Ethical Biotechnology? (pages 115–155): Darryl R. J. MacerChapter 5 Structured Risk Assessment of rDNA Products and Consumer Acceptance of These Products (pages 157–196): C. Theo VerripsChapter 6 Strategic Regulations for Safe Development of Transgenic Plants (pages 197–211): Terry L. Medley and Sally L. McCammonChapter 7 Biomedicinical Product Development (pages 213–237): Jens?Peter GregersenChapter 8 Regulations for Recombinant DNA Research, Product Development and Production in the US, Japan and Europe—Analogies, Disparities, Competitiveness— (pages 239–277): Dieter Brauer and Horst Dieter SchlumbergerChapter 9 Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (pages 281–298): Joseph StrausChapter 10 Patent Applications for Biomedicinal Products (pages 299–322): Jens?Peter GregersenChapter 11 Databases in Biotechnology (pages 323–336): Eleonore PoetzschChapter 12 Commercial Biotechnology: Developing World Prospects (pages 339–367): George T. Tzotzos and Marion LeopoldChapter 13 Biotechnology in the Asian?Pacific Region (pages 369–432): Rolf D. Schmid, Bong?Hyun Chung, Alan J. Jones, Susono Saono, Jeannie Scriven and Jane H. J. TsaiChapter 14 Biotechnology and Biological Diversity (pages 433–445): Masao KawaiChapter 15 “Oui” or “Non” to Biotechnology: The Other French Referendum (pages 449–457): Annette MilletChapter 16 Government, Researchers, and Activists: The Critical Public Policy Interface (pages 459–493): Susanne L. HuttnerChapter 17 Press Coverage of Genetic Engineering in Germany: Facts, Faults and Causes (pages 495–504): Hans Mathias Kepplinger and Simone Christine EhmigChapter 18 The Regulation of Modern Biotechnology: A Historical and European Perspective: A Case Study in How Societies Cope with New Knowledge in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century (pages 505–681): Mark F. Cantley
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