Genetic Data and the Law - A Critical Perspective on Privacy Protection

Informationen zum Autor Mark has been a fan of horror fiction since he was a child. He loves the way that horror stories can transport readers to another world and make them feel afraid, excited, and even disgusted. He hopes that his stories will give readers the same thrill that he gets from reading horror fiction.Mark lives in a small town with his wife and two children. When he's not writing, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and watching horror movies. Klappentext Mark Taylor demonstrates how research using genetic data can be reconciled with proper privacy protection. Zusammenfassung Research using genetic data must be properly regulated. Regulation that does not take account of the public interest in research and privacy protection might undermine the legitimacy of the regulatory environment. Using genetic data as an example! Mark Taylor explores the limitations of the current law of data protection. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Privacy; 3. Genetic data; 4. The law; 5. Data in common; 6. Anonymity; 7. Human tissue; 8. Genetic discrimination; 9. Potential, promise and possibility.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Taylor, Mark (University of Sheffield) Taylor, Taylor Mark
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107007116
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00711-6
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law; Cambridge Bioethics and Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; Medizinethik, Standesregeln, Recht des Gesundheitswesens und Medizinrecht