Xenotransplantation and risk regulating a developing biotechnology
Some developing biotechnologies challenge accepted legal and ethical norms because of the risks they pose. Xenotransplantation (cross-species transplantation) may prolong life but may also harm the xeno-recipient and the public due to its potential to transmit infectious diseases. These trans-bounda...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Series: | Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introducing the issues
- Dealing with risk
- Regulating experimental procedures and medical research
- Regulatory responses to developing biotechnologies
- Challenges to legal and ethical norms : first party consent and third parties at risk
- Surveillance and monitoring : balancing public health and individual freedom
- Summary and concluding thoughts : looking to the future