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03815cam a2200445 a 4500 001 7EE504482B0D11DE82774608A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730151049 008 060822s2007 mau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2006027119 020 $a 0262572397 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780262572392 (pbk. : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d UKM $d C#P $d YDXCP $d COU $d BTCTA $d HAC $d IOL $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a R850 $b .G74 2007 060 00 $a 2007 E-065 060 10 $a WB 60 $b G824c 2007 082 00 $a 610.72 $2 22 100 1 $a Greif, Karen F. $q (Karen Faye), $d 1952- 245 1 $a Current controversies in the biological sciences : $b case studies of policy challenges from new technologies / $c Karen F. Greif and Jon F. Merz. 260 $a Cambridge, MA : $b MIT, $c c2007. 300 $a xii, 385 p. ; $c 24 cm. 440 0 $a Basic bioethics 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 1. An uneasy balance : science advising and the politicization of science -- 2. Big science : the Human Genome Project and the public funding of science. Funding biomedical research : peer review versus pork barrel ; Choosing research directions : advocacy, the "disease--of-the-month," and Congressional oversight -- 3. Who owns the genome? The patenting of human genes. Who owns life? Mr. Moore's spleen ; The Canavan disease patent case -- 4. Manufacturing children : assisted reproductive technologies and self-regulation by scientists and clinicians. Brave new world revisited : human cloning and stem cells ; The Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA : a model for self-regulation? -- 5. Protecting the public : the FDA and new AIDS drugs. Seminal events : the evolution of regulations for research ; Placebo controls in clinical research -- 6. Cosmetic science : breast implants and the courts. Setting limits on expert testimony : Bendectin and birth defects ; DNA forensics in criminal trials : how new science becomes admissible -- 7. Selling science : new cancer treatments and the media. Responsible journalism : are there health risks from electromagnetic fields? -- 8. Concealing evidence : science, big business, and the tobacco industry. The academic-industrial complex and conflict of interest ; The darker side of science : scientific misconduct -- 9. Science in the national interest : bioterrorism and civil liberties. Emerging diseases : SARS and government responses ; Limiting research in an age of bioterrorism -- 10. Science misunderstood : genetically modified organisms and international trade. mad cow disease, international trade and the loss of public trust -- 11. Dangers in the environment : air pollution policy. Environmental poisoning : mitigating lead exposure ; Can we ever be safe? Risk and risk assessment -- 12. Who lives and who dies? Organ transplantation. Animals as organ factories : xenotransplantation ; Is there a right to die? -- 13. Concluding remarks : the challenges of science policy. 650 0 $a Medicine $x Government policy. $x Government policy. 650 0 $a Medicine $x Moral and ethical aspects. $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 12 $a Biomedical Research $x ethics $z United States. 650 22 $a Bioethical issues $z United States. 650 22 $a Biomedical Research $x legislation & jurisprudence $z United States. 650 22 $a Public Policy $z United States. 700 1 $a Merz, Jon F. $q (Jon Frederick), $d 1956- 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027119.html 941 $a 4 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214033933.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200924025951.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926090707.0 952 $l N5UX522 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7EE504482B0D11DE82774608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOLInitiate Another SILO Locator Search