Life Sciences in Transition: A Special Issue of JMB

Life Sciences in Transition: A Special Issue of JMB
ISBN-10
0126640521
ISBN-13
9780126640526
Category
Science
Pages
150
Language
English
Published
2002-09-13
Publisher
Elsevier
Author
Halldor Stefansson

Description

These essays grew out of an effort at the EMBL to promote a new form of science communication on the social, ethical, and political issues that surround rapid change in the life sciences. Published in the Journal of Molecular Biology, these eighteen essays address the main topics of the future of the biosciences, biosciences and basic values, genomics and the globalization of biology, science miscommunication, and reproductive technologies. Hot topics such as cloning, genomics, reproductive technologies, heatlh care costs are addressed. Key Features * Significant to those in the life sciences and social sciences * Features an Introduction by Halldór Stefánsson * Published in conjunction with the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

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