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Ethics, Computing, and Genomics
Herman Tavani, Rivier College

ISBN-13: 9780763736200
ISBN-10: 0763736201
$84.95 (Sugg. US List)
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356 Pages
© 2006

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Section I:  Introduction:  Mapping the Conceptual Terrain

1.  Ethics at the Intersection of Computing and Genomics, Herman T. Tavani

Section II:  Moral, Legal, Plicy, and (Scienctific) Reserach Perspectives

2.  Moral Theory and the Human Genome Project, Bernard Gert
3.  Lex Genetica:  The Law and Ethics of Programming Biological Code, Dan L. Burk
4.  Computing, Genetics, and Policy:  Theoretical and Practical Considerations, Ruth Chadwick and Antonio Marturano
5.  Applying Genomic Technologies in Environmental Health Research: Challenges and Opportunities, David C. Christiani, Richard R. Sharp, Gwen W. Collman, and William A. Suk

Section III:  Personal Privacy and Informed Consent

6.  Using Genetic Information While Protecting the Privacy of the Soul, James H. Moor
7.  Privacy and Policy for Genetic Research, Judith Wagner DeCew
8.  Privacy of Medical Records: IT Implications of HIPAA, David Baumer, Julia Brande Earp, and Fay Cobb Payton
9.  The Risks of Epidemiological Data Mining, Bart Custers
10. Environmental Genomics, Data Mining, and Informed Consent, Herman T. Tavani

Section IV:  Intellectual Property Rights and Genetic/Genomic Information

11. Intellectual Property, Genetic Information and Gene Enhancement Techniques, Adam D. Moore
12. Property Rights in Genetic Information, Richard A. Spinello
13. Molecular Biologists as Hackers of Human Data: Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights, Antonio Marturano
14. Bioinformatics Lessons from the Open Source Movement, Dan L. Burk
15. Enclosing the Genome: What the Squabbles over Genetic Patents Could Teach US, James Boyle

Section V:  Challenges for the Future of Computational Genomics

16. A Vision for the Future of Genomics Research: A Blueprint for the Genomic Era, Francis S. Collins, Eric D. Green, Alan E. Guttmacher, and Mark S. Guyer
17. Bioinformatics:  Challenges at the Frontier, Kenneth W. Goodman
18. The Control of Scientific Research: The Case of Nanotechnology, John Weckert

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