Genomics and society : legal, ethical and social dimensions / edited by George Gaskell and Martin W. Bauer.

SeriesScience in society series
Science in society series. ^A700048
Contents The genomic society and its public : introduction -- Dilemmas of genetic information -- Spare parts for human bodies -- Moving the goalposts in bioethics -- Whom to trust with genes on the menu? -- Public mobilization and policy consequences -- The coming of age of public participation -- Issue salience and media framing over 30 years -- The politics of bioethics -- The monster in the public imagination -- Towards a global pop culture of genes? -- Competing voices, contrasting frames in North America -- Transatlantic tensions over GM crops and foods : diverging perspectives -- The Japanese experience -- Paradoxes of resistance in Brazil.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006000302
ISBN1844071138 (hardback)
ISBN9781844071135