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On a Critical Path: Genomics, the Crisis of Pharmaceutical Productivity and the Search for Sustainability

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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:17 authored by Paul Martin, Michael HopkinsMichael Hopkins, Paul NightingalePaul Nightingale, Alison Kraft
An authoritative Handbook which offers a discussion of the social, political, ethical and economic consequences and implications of the new bio-sciences. The Handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach providing a synoptic overview of contemporary international social science research on genetics, genomics and the new life sciences. It brings together leading scholars with expertise across a wide-ranging spectrum of research fields related to the production, use, commercialisation and regulation of genetics knowledge. The Handbook is structured into seven cross-cutting themes in contemporary social science research on genetics with introductions written by internationally renowned section editors who take an interdisciplinary approach to offer fresh insights on recent developments and issues in often controversial fields of study. The Handbook explores local and global issues and critically approaches a wide range of public and policy questions, providing an invaluable reference source to a wide variety of researchers, academics and policy makers.

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Publication status

  • Published

Publisher

Routledge

Page range

145-162

Book title

The Handbook of Genetics & Society: mapping the new genomic era

ISBN

9780415410809

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Peter Glasner, Paul Atkinson, Margaret Lock

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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