Animal Biotechnology And Ethics

Author : Alan J. Holland,Andrew Johnson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461557838

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Animal Biotechnology and Ethics by Alan J. Holland,Andrew Johnson Pdf

Advanced biomedical techniques such as genetic engineering are now used extensively in animal related research and development. As the pace of development has quickened, there has been growing public anxiety about the ethical issues involved. Animal Biotechnology and Ethics draws together in one book some of the leading themes and issues which have emerged in the recent debates surrounding biotechnology as applied to animals. With contributions from authors of many different viewpoints, the subject is given a thorough and balanced treatment. Among those to whom the book will be of particular interest are practitioners of animal biotechnology, and those whose interest lies in assessing its credentials, such as philosophers and social or political scientists. It also has a great deal to interest policy-makers and pressure groups, as well as more general readers. The strong chapters on the legal and regulatory framework will make it useful to those involved in advising on company policy, patenting or litigation.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment,Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309084390

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Animal Biotechnology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology, Health, and the Environment,Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology Pdf

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnologyâ€"key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the authors discuss what we know and what we fear about their effectsâ€"the inadvertent release of dangerous microorganisms, the safety of products derived from biotechnology, the impact of genetically engineered animals on their environment. In addition to these concerns, the book explores animal welfare concerns, and our societal and institutional capacity to manage and regulate the technology and its products. This accessible volume will be important to everyone interested in the implications of the use of animal biotechnology.

Author : Richard Twine
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849776356

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Animals as Biotechnology by Richard Twine Pdf

In Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal relations at the heart of sustainability and climate change debates. The book is shaped by the emergence of two contradictory trends within our approach to nonhuman animals: the biotechnological turn in animal sciences, which aims to increase the efficiency and profitability of meat and dairy production; and the emerging field of critical animal studies - mostly in the humanities and social sciences - which works to question the nature of our relations with other animals. The first part of the book focuses on ethics, examining critically the dominant paradigms of bioethics and power relations between human and non-human. The second part considers animal biotechnology and political economy, examining commercialisation and regulation. The final part of the book centres on discussions of sustainability, limits and an examination of the prospects for animal ethics if biotechnology becomes part of the dominant agricultural paradigm. Twine concludes by considering whether growing calls to reduce our consumption of meat/dairy products in the face of climate change threats are in fact complicit with an anthropocentric understanding of sustainability and that what is needed is a more fundamental ethical and political questioning of relations and distinctions between humans, animals and nature.

Author : Roger Straughan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Animal biotechnology
ISBN : 0708406157

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Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology by Roger Straughan Pdf

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0412783800

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Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective by Paul B. Thompson Pdf

Developments in food technology are not just the concern of scientists & manufacturers. Media attention has increased public awareness & demands for more regulations. This text covers the debate on the moral implications of developments in human food.

Author : Conrad Brunk,Sarah Hartley
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781442662629

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Designer Animals by Conrad Brunk,Sarah Hartley Pdf

Designer Animals is an in-depth study of the debates surrounding the development of animal biotechnology, which is quickly emerging out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. This book innovatively combines expert analysis on the technology's economic, professional, ethical, and religious implications while remaining firmly grounded in the 'real world' political environment in which the issue is played out. Designer Animals uses non-technical language to explore the science behind animal biotechnology and the ethical frameworks at play in its surrounding debates. By investigating the interests of major stakeholders, including researchers on the cutting edge of science; mainstream and 'alternative' agriculture organizations; the animal welfare movement; and health care providers, patients, and researchers, the contributors illuminate the most important points of agreement and disagreement on this hotly contested topic.

Author : Richard Sherlock,John D. Morrey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : 0742513777

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Ethical Issues in Biotechnology by Richard Sherlock,John D. Morrey Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : MINN:31951D01299943O

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Biotechnology and Bioethics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul B. Thompson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9048174465

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Food Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective by Paul B. Thompson Pdf

This revised edition updates Thompson’s trail-blazing study of ethical and philosophical issues raised by biotechnology. The 1997 book was the first by a philosopher to address food and agricultural biotechnology, discussing ethical issues associated with risk assessment, labelling, animal transformation, patents, and impact on traditional farming communities. The new edition addresses the debates of the intervening decade, including cloning, the Precautionary Principle, and the biotechnology debate between the United States and Europe.

Author : Jeremy R. Garrett
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780262300858

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The Ethics of Animal Research by Jeremy R. Garrett Pdf

A balanced, accessible discussion of whether and on what grounds animal research can be ethically justified. An estimated 100 million nonhuman vertebrates worldwide—including primates, dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, birds, rats, and mice—are bred, captured, or otherwise acquired every year for research purposes. Much of this research is seriously detrimental to the welfare of these animals, causing pain, distress, injury, or death. This book explores the ethical controversies that have arisen over animal research, examining closely the complex scientific, philosophical, moral, and legal issues involved. Defenders of animal research face a twofold challenge: they must make a compelling case for the unique benefits offered by animal research; and they must provide a rationale for why these benefits justify treating animal subjects in ways that would be unacceptable for human subjects. This challenge is at the heart of the book. Some contributors argue that it can be met fairly easily; others argue that it can never be met; still others argue that it can sometimes be met, although not necessarily easily. Their essays consider how moral theory can be brought to bear on the practical ethical questions raised by animal research, examine the new challenges raised by the emerging possibilities of biotechnology, and consider how to achieve a more productive dialogue on this polarizing subject. The book's careful blending of theoretical and practical considerations and its balanced arguments make it valuable for instructors as well as for scholars and practitioners.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,COMMITTEE ON DEFINING SCIENCE-BASED CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY.,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology Health and the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-29
Category : Animal biotechnology
ISBN : 0309386896

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Animal Biotechnology by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,COMMITTEE ON DEFINING SCIENCE-BASED CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY.,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology Health and the Environment Pdf

Genetic-based animal biotechnology has produced new food and pharmaceutical products and promises many more advances to benefit humankind. These exciting prospects are accompanied by considerable unease, however, about matters such as safety and ethics. This book identifies science-based and policy-related concerns about animal biotechnologyâ "key issues that must be resolved before the new breakthroughs can reach their potential. The book includes a short history of the field and provides understandable definitions of terms like cloning. Looking at technologies on the near horizon, the authors discuss what we know and what we fear about their effectsâ "the inadvertent release of dangerous microorganisms, the safety of products derived from biotechnology, the impact of genetically engineered animals on their environment. In addition to these concerns, the book explores animal welfare concerns, and our societal and institutional capacity to manage and regulate the technology and its products. This accessible volume will be important to everyone interested in the implications of the use of animal biotechnology.

Author : Peter Sandøe,Stine B. Christiansen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118691199

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Ethics of Animal Use by Peter Sandøe,Stine B. Christiansen Pdf

An interesting and accessible introduction to ethical issues raised by various forms of human use of animals. This textbook avoids moral lecturing and presents a range of ethical viewpoints without defending or applying any specific stance. Readers are encouraged and provoked to reflect for themselves, and to sharpen their own points of view regarding the ethical limits on our use of animals. They will also gain further understanding of the views held by other people. Early chapters of this interdisciplinary book cover changes over time in our view of animals, the principles of animal ethics, and different views of what counts as a good animal life. Later chapters apply the conceptual tools to specific issues including: food animal production, advanced veterinary treatment of pets, control of infectious diseases, wildlife management, as well as the use of animals in research. Specifically designed for students of veterinary medicine, animal science, welfare and behaviour, and veterinary nursing. Also of interest to those wanting to combine an up-to-date, science-based account of animal issues with clear-headed moral reflection. "The book covers an impressive range of topics with accuracy and fairness. Despite its ambitious scope, the authors have achieved remarkable unity in the book, and have produced a book that is easy and pleasant to read. Their work will surely provide a major tool for rationalizing the debate about the ethics of animal use, and I commend them for their invaluable contribution." From the Foreword by Professor Bernard Rollin, Colorado State University.

Author : Tom L. Beauchamp,R.G. Frey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 997 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195371963

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The Oxford Handbook of Animal Ethics by Tom L. Beauchamp,R.G. Frey Pdf

Edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and R.G. Frey.

Author : Ashish Verma,Anchal Singh
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123914347

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Animal Biotechnology by Ashish Verma,Anchal Singh Pdf

Animal Biotechnology introduces applications of animal biotechnology and implications for human health and welfare. It begins with an introduction to animal cell cultures and genome sequencing analysis and provides readers with a review of available cell and molecular tools. Topics here include the use of transgenic animal models, tissue engineering, nanobiotechnology, and proteomics. The book then delivers in-depth examples of applications in human health and prospects for the future, including cytogenetics and molecular genetics, xenografts, and treatment of HIV and cancers. All this is complemented by a discussion of the ethical and safety considerations in the field. Animal biotechnology is a broad field encompassing the polarities of fundamental and applied research, including molecular modeling, gene manipulation, development of diagnostics and vaccines, and manipulation of tissue. Given the tools that are currently available and the translational potential for these studies, animal biotechnology has become one of the most essential subjects for those studying life sciences. Highlights the latest biomedical applications of genetically modified and cloned animals with a focus on cancer and infectious diseases Provides firsthand accounts of the use of biotechnology tools, including molecular markers, stem cells, and tissue engineering

Author : Thomas H. Murray,Maxwell J. Mehlman
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060741118

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Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology by Thomas H. Murray,Maxwell J. Mehlman Pdf

This set is comprehensive and technically literate and more informative on regulation and policy issues. Thomas Murray is a world-renowned leader in this field.