Gene Therapy: Prospective Technology assessment in its societ... - 9780444528063

Gene Therapy: Prospective Technology assessment in its societal contextAuthor(s): Jrg Niewhner, Christof Tannert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780444528063, 978-0444528063\nSynopsis\nThis book presents work that has been conducted as part of the research project \""Discourse on ethical questions of biomedicine\"" of the interdisciplinary Working Group Bioethics and Science Communication at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)in Berlin-Buch, Germany. This book offers ground-breaking ideas on how the daily interworking of cutting-edge biomedical research assess the broader social context and its communication to stakeholders and the public. Editors cover three aspects: Scientific, Ethical and Legal, and Perception and Communication. This work establishes an international and interdisciplinary network of excellent researchers at the beginning of their careers, who brilliantly integ.