Nature, risk, and responsibility : discourses of biotechnology / edited by Patrick O'Mahony ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.

This book explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social, and cultural order. It employs a wide range of social theories to evaluate risks.

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Other Authors: O'Mahony, Patrick, 1957-
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Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 1999.
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