Ethical Tensions from New Technology : the Case of Agricultural Biotechnology.

Ethical Tensions from New Technology : the Case of Agricultural Biotechnology.

New technologies can create ethical tensions when there is a conflict of interests, values or rights. One of the key examples of such technology is agricultural biotechnology. This book explores the reasons for those tensions, and potential solutions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James, Harvey S., Jr
Other Authors: Aerni, Philipp, Ankeny, Rachel A., Bartkowski, Bartosz, Bray, Heather J., Jones, Bradley Martin, Kolady, Deepthi E., Kolodinsky, Jane, MacDonald, Katie M., McKinley, Kelly A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : CAB International, 2018.
Subjects:
Agricultural biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Agricultural biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • CABI Biotechnology Series
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1 Ethical Tensions from a 'Science Alone' Approach in Communicating Genetic Engineering Science to Consumers
  • 2 Against the (GM) Grain: Ethical Tensions and Agrobiotechnology Activism in the USA
  • 3 The Use and Abuse of the Term 'GMO' in the 'Common Weal Rhetoric' Against the Application of Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture
  • 4 Collaborating with the Enemy? A View from Down Under on GM Research Partnerships
  • 5 Three Models of Public Opinion and Public Interest for Agricultural Biotechnology: Precautionary, Conventional and Accommodative
  • 6 Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: Ethical Tensions and the Labeling Initiative
  • 7 Ethical Tensions in Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology and their Impact on Policy Outcomes: Evidence from the USA and India
  • 8 Technological Pragmatism: Navigating the Ethical Tensions Created by Agricultural Biotechnology
  • 9 Absolute Hogwash: Assemblage and the New Breed of Animal Biotechnology
  • 10 Nature-identical Outcomes, Artificial Processes: Governance of CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing as an Ethical Challenge
  • 11 New Technology, Cognitive Bias and Ethical Tensions in Entrepreneurial Commercialization: The Case of CRISPR
  • 12 New Technology, Ethical Tensions and the Mediating Role of Translational Research
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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