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Biotechnology and the Consumer
. Ed(S): Knoppers, Bartha Maria; Mathios, Alan
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Description for Biotechnology and the Consumer
Paperback. Editor(s): Knoppers, Bartha Maria; Mathios, Alan. Num Pages: 509 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCN; KCP; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 801.
Biotechnology is a rapidly developing sector of the economy for coun tries throughout the world. This rapid development has led to heated debate over its risks and benefits. Advocates of biotechnology point to the potential benefits offered by products that promise to elimi nate disease, provide for more efficient diagnostic techniques, treatments and drugs, yield increased food production, and so forth. Others fear that the rapid developments of this technology have occurred without appropriate consideration having been given to the ethical ramifications, the potential health risks and long-term envi ronmental impacts, implications for income distribution, and potential for abuse. Consumers ... Read more
Biotechnology is a rapidly developing sector of the economy for coun tries throughout the world. This rapid development has led to heated debate over its risks and benefits. Advocates of biotechnology point to the potential benefits offered by products that promise to elimi nate disease, provide for more efficient diagnostic techniques, treatments and drugs, yield increased food production, and so forth. Others fear that the rapid developments of this technology have occurred without appropriate consideration having been given to the ethical ramifications, the potential health risks and long-term envi ronmental impacts, implications for income distribution, and potential for abuse. Consumers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
509
Condition
New
Number of Pages
509
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461374237
SKU
V9781461374237
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99-15
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