Designer Animals - Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology

Informationen zum Autor Conrad G. Brunk is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. Sarah Hartley is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Klappentext Designer Animals uses non-technical language to explore the science behind animal biotechnology and the ethical frameworks at play in its surrounding debates. Zusammenfassung Designer Animals uses non-technical language to explore the science behind animal biotechnology and the ethical frameworks at play in its surrounding debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Focusing on the Values in Debates about Animal Biotechnology 2 Animal Biotechnology: The Scientific Landscape 3 Animal Biotechnology: The Ethical Landscape 4 The Biotechnology Industry and Agricultural Economics 5 The Farmers: The Agrarian Critique of Industrial Agriculture 6 The Health Researchers: Transformational Research in a Transactional World 7 Human Health Care: The Promise of Animal Biotechnology 8 Understanding the Animal Justice Stance on Animal Biotechnology 9 Framing Religious Concerns 10 Issues of Governance in Animal Biotechnology Contributors Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Conrad Brunk, Conrad G. Hartley Brunk, Conrad Hartley Brunk
• Con la collaborazione di: Conrad Brunk (Editore), Conrad G. Brunk (Editore), Sarah Hartley (Editore)
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2013
• EAN: 9781442626607
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-2660-7
• Pagine: 286
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Genetica, tecnica genetica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva