Edited by
Halldor Stefansson, EMBL
Description
These essays grew out of an effort at the EMBL to promote a new form of science communication on the social, ethical, and political issues
that surround rapid change in the life sciences. Published in the
Journal of Molecular Biology, these eighteen essays address
the main topics of the future of the biosciences, biosciences and basic values, genomics and the globalization of biology, science miscommunication,
and reproductive technologies. Hot topics such as cloning, genomics, reproductive technologies, heatlh care costs are addressed.
Audience:
Molecular biologists, geneticists, biomedical researchers, and researchers in the life sciences and social sciences.
