Overview

Life science comprises any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms and their relationships to one another and the environment. By presenting the proceedings of three transdisciplinary transatlantic workshops, this book deals with the interface among the ever expanding fields of molecular biology, nano-technology and synthetic biology as well as the subsequent ethical issues and the need for regulations. In this context the book emphasizes the role of regulations and ethical practices in clinical research, and points out the different approaches used in Europe and the USA. Clinical research was discussed from the perspective that medicine is and should always be a socially responsive human engagement advancing the condition of the living.

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Author:   Hilmar Stolte ,  Hilmar Stolte ,  Rainer Paslack
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   5
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9783631652664

ISBN 10:   3631652666
Pages:   169
Publication Date:   23 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Eunsook Hyun: Taking a Transdisciplinary Approach to the Life Sciences – Winston Langley: Transdisciplinarity from a Problem-Based Perspective – Heidrun Sturm: Healthcare Systems Research - Ethics and Reality – Rainer Paslack: To Create and Control Life – A Critical View on Synthetic Biology – Jennifer Radden: Protecting Humans as Consumers and Subjects: Different Ethical Standards in the Conduct of Research in Europe and America – Julian Ziegler: Legal Regulation of Genetic Information in the USA and Germany - Promises kept in Insurance? – Jürgen Simon/Jürgen Robienski: Enhancement in Medicine and Everyday Life: Ethical Aspects and Requirements for Legal Regulation – Dan A. Simovici: Data Mining of Medical Data: Opportunities and Challenges in Mining Association Rules – Robyn Hannigan: Three sectors - Infinite opportunities: Private-Government-Academic Opportunities to Advance the Life Sciences – Robert F. Rich: Privatization of Universities and a New Social Compact: Trends in Funding – Hans Adam/Peter Mayer: Financing Higher Education in Germany - Challenges and Perspectives.

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Eunsook Hyun is Dean and Professor of Curriculum Studies at the Charter College of Education, California State University, Los Angeles. Rainer Paslack is a Sociologist and Graduate Human Biologist at the Medical School of Hannover. Hilmar Stolte is Univ. Professor em. for Internal Medicine (Nephrology) at the Medical School of Hannover and President IALS-International Academy of Life Sciences.

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