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Contested Technologies
Persson, Anders; Welin, Stellan
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Description for Contested Technologies
Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
The development of new biomedical technologies has some enthusiastic proponents - scientists, the medical community, patient organisations, and politicians all hope for new cures and new industrial applications. At the same time, there is resistance to the new technologies from other groups for a variety of religious, political, and ethical reasons. In this book, Anders Persson and Stellan Welin address the important perspectives on xenotransplantation and human embryonic stem cell research. For various reasons, the methods have been fervently promoted and equally vehemently opposed by different groupings. The authors investigate the political, social, and ethical forces at work, and discuss ... Read more
The development of new biomedical technologies has some enthusiastic proponents - scientists, the medical community, patient organisations, and politicians all hope for new cures and new industrial applications. At the same time, there is resistance to the new technologies from other groups for a variety of religious, political, and ethical reasons. In this book, Anders Persson and Stellan Welin address the important perspectives on xenotransplantation and human embryonic stem cell research. For various reasons, the methods have been fervently promoted and equally vehemently opposed by different groupings. The authors investigate the political, social, and ethical forces at work, and discuss ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nordic Academic Press Sweden
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Lund, Sweden
ISBN
9789185509058
SKU
V9789185509058
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About Persson, Anders; Welin, Stellan
Anders Persson has PhD in sociology from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a background in sociology of science and science ethics. Stellan Welin is a professor of biotechnology, culture, and society at the University of Linköping, Sweden. He has a PhD in philosophy and has participated in several projects on the ethical issues in emerging biomedical ... Read more
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