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Epigenetics: Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects: Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society

Editat de Reinhard Heil, Stefanie B. Seitz, Harald König, Jürgen Robienski
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 feb 2017
Modern epigenetics unites scientists from life sciences, organic chemistry as well as computer and engineering sciences to find an answer to the question of how environmental influences can have a lasting effect on gene expression, maybe even into the next generations. This volume examines from an interdisciplinary perspective the ethical, legal and social aspects of epigenetics.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783658144593
ISBN-10: 3658144599
Pagini: 202
Ilustrații: VI, 200 p. 1 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Colecția Springer VS
Seria Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society

Locul publicării:Wiesbaden, Germany

Cuprins

Introduction.- Introduction to Epigenetics.- Too Early or Too Late? The Assessment of Emerging Technology.- Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science).- Identity and Non-Identity. Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics.- Genetics, Epigenetics and Forms of Action. About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge.- Epigenetics: Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges.- Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse about Epigenetics.- State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics.- Epigenetics – New Aspects of Chemicals Policy.- Epigenetics and Legal Regulations: A challenge for the State’s Obligation to Protect Environment, Individual’s Health and Civil Rights.- Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights.- Adam's Apple and His Legacy: Ethical Perspectives on Epigenetics with an Excursion to the Field of Body Weight Regulation.- Epigenetics and Original Sin. Theological-Ethical Reflections on Heredity and Responsibility.

Notă biografică

Reinhard Heil and Harald König are researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Stefanie B. Seitz was a researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology until January 2016 and is currently working for the DBFZ - Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Leipzig.

Jürgen Robienski is a German lawyer in Hannover and Müden/Aller (Lower Saxony). He is a research fellow at the Center of Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS) of Leibniz University in Hannover.

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Modern epigenetics unites scientists from life sciences, organic chemistry as well as computer and engineering sciences to find an answer to the question of how environmental influences can have a lasting effect on gene expression, maybe even into the next generations. This volume examines from an interdisciplinary perspective the ethical, legal and social aspects of epigenetics.

Contents
• Introduction to Epigenetics
• The Assessment of Emerging Technology
• Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science)
• Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics
• About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge
• Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges
• Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse about Epigenetics
• State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics
• New Aspects ofChemicals Policy
• Epigenetics and Legal Regulations
• Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights
• Adam's Apple and His Legacy
• Epigenetics and Original Sin

Target Groups
Scholars and students in science and technology studies, biology, philosophy, sociology, theory of science, history of science, law and theology

Editors
Reinhard Heil and Harald König are researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Stefanie B. Seitz was a researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology until January 2016 and is currently working for the DBFZ - Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Leipzig.
Jürgen Robienski is a German lawyer in Hannover and Müden/Aller (Lower Saxony). He is a research fellow at the Center of Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS) of Leibniz University in Hannover.

Caracteristici

An Interdisciplinary Discussion Introduction and Survey Research for a New Scientific Field Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras