The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era by Atkinson, Paul

The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415633093)

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The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era by Atkinson, Paul

The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era

$59.95
The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era by Atkinson, Paul

The Handbook of Genetics & Society: Mapping the New Genomic Era

$59.95
Format: Paperback
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An authoritative handbook which offers a discussion of the social, political, ethical and economic consequences and implications of the new bio-sciences. The handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach providing a synoptic overview of contemporary international social science research on genetics, genomics and the new life sciences. It brings together leading scholars with expertise across a wide-ranging spectrum of research fields related to the production, use, commercialisation and regulation of genetics knowledge.

Author: Paul Atkinson
ISBN-10: 0415633095
ISBN-13: 9780415633093
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2012
Pages: 539
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.77h x 6.90w x 1.18d
By Paul Atkinson
By Paul Atkinson
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Paul Atkinson is Distinguished Research Professor in Sociology at Cardiff University. He has published extensively on the sociology of medical knowledge and qualitative research methods. He is co-editor of Qualitative Research, and is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Peter Glasner is Professorial Fellow in the ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen) at Cardiff University. His is co-editor of the journals New Genetics and Society, and 21st Century Society. He has a longstanding research interest in genetics, innovation and science policy. He is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Margaret Lock is Marjorie Bronfman Professor Emerita at McGill University, Montreal. She is the author and editor of 14 books including the award winning Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death. Her current research project is on molecular genetics and the social ramifications of testing for susceptibility genes. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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