Genomics and society : ethical, legal, cultural, and socioeconomic implications / edited by Dhavendra Kumar, Ruth Chadwick.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Amsterdam : Elsevier, Academic Press, [2016]
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xxiii, 413 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Personal genomics and its sociotechnical transformations / Richard Tutton
    • Genetics, genomics, and society : challenges and choices / Angus Clarke
    • Genomics and patient empowerment / Marion McAllister
    • The expanding scope of gen-ethics / Ruth Chadwick
    • Health economic perspectives of genomics / Sarah Wordsworth, James Buchanan and Adrian Towse
    • Legal aspects of health applications of genomics / Ellen Wright Clayton and Ma'n Zawati
    • Genomics, patents, and human rights / Michiel Korthals
    • Teaching genetics and genomics for social and lay professionals / Sandie Gay, Michelle Bishop and Stuart Sutherland
    • Engaging and empowering public and professionals in genomics / Maggie Kirk, Rachel Iredale, Rhian Morgan and Emma Tonkin
    • The "life costs" of living with rare genetic disorders / Koichi Mikami, Alastair Kent and Gill Haddow
    • Genomics and the bioeconomy : opportunities to meet global challenges / Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez and Jim Philp
    • Socioeconomic outcomes of genomics in the developing world / Dhavendra Kumar
    • Roles in genomics in addressing global food security / Denis J. Murphy
    • Genomics and traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine / Mitali Mukerji and Bhavana Prasher
    • Genomics and traditional Chinese medicine / Wei Wang
    • Human genetics and genomics and sociocultural beliefs and practices in South Africa / Mimla Soodyall and Jennifer G.R. Kromberg
    • Genomics and spirituality / Michael Ruse
    • The sociodemographic and economic correlates of consanguineous marriages in highly consanguineous populations / Hanan Hamamy and Sura Alwan
    • The international law and regulation of medical genetics and genomics / Atina Krajewska.
    ISBN
    • 9780124201958 ((hbk.))
    • 0124201954 ((hbk.))
    LCCN
    2015946370
    OCLC
    934906306
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