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Genomics and Bioethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Technologies and Advancements
Author(s): Soraj Hongladarom
- Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 350 pages
- ISBN-10: 1616928832
- ISBN-13: 9781616928834
Book Description
Today’s world is one in which science and technology play an essential role in almost every aspect of life. Almost all of the changes that are taking place are due to advances in science and technology, as can be seen in the emergence of the Internet, which has enabled information to explode exponentially in the past few years, and biotechnology, which has made such scenarios as human cloning and genetic manipulation of organisms an everyday reality. Genomics and Bioethics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Technologies and Advancements contributes to the existing gap in interdisciplinary research on comparative studies of cultural, social and ethical implications of genomics and bioinformatics. This work focuses on ethical, social, cultural, and legal implications of genetics, genomics and genetic databanking as they relate to concrete cultural and historical traditions.
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About the Author
Dr. Soraj Hongladarom is an associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He obtained a B.A. degree (First Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He has published books and articles on such diverse issues as bioethics, computer ethics, and the roles that science and technology play in the culture of developing countries. Dr. Charles Ess is a Distinguished Research Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, and a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Drury University. He completed his undergraduate majors in Philosophy (with Honors) and German from Texas Christian University. Ess earned his Masters and Ph.D. in philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, with additional Ph.D. research as a Bundesstipendiat at the University of Zurich.
