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Title Biotechnology unglued : science, society and social cohesion / edited by Michael D. Mehta
Published Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, 2005

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Contents Introduction : The impact of innovations in biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta -- The impact of agricultural biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta -- Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : issues of poverty alleviation, food security, and sustainable development / Jacqueline E.W. Broerse and Joske F.G. Bunders -- Legitimation crisis : food safety and genetically modified organisms / Christopher K. Vanderpool, Toby A. Ten Eyck, and Craig K. Harris -- Genetically modified foods in Norway : a consumer perspective / Margareta Wandel -- Commercializing Iceland : biotechnology, culture, and the information society / Kyle Eischen -- Biotechnology and social control : the Canadian DNA data bank / Neil Gerlach -- Biotechnology as modern museums of civilization / Annette Burfoot and Jennifer Poudrier -- The production, diffusion, and use of knowledge in biotechnology : the discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes / Robert Dalpé, Louise Bouchard, and Daniel Ducharme
Summary This collection of eight case studies shows how particular applications in agricultural, medical, and forensic biotechnology affect the social cohesiveness of agricultural communities, citizens of the developed and developing world, consumer groups, scientific communities, and society in general
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Biotechnology -- Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Biotechnology -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Mehta, Michael D., 1965-
LC no. 2005434435
ISBN 9780774851534
0774851538
Other Titles Science, society and social cohesion