Epigenetics Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects /
Modern epigenetics unites scientists from life sciences, organic chemistry as well as computer and engineering sciences to find an answer to the question of how environmental influences can have a lasting effect on gene expression, maybe even into the next generations. This volume examines from an i...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden :
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14460-9 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Introduction to Epigenetics
- Too Early or Too Late? The Assessment of Emerging Technology
- Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science)
- Identity and Non-Identity. Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics
- Genetics, Epigenetics and Forms of Action. About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge
- Epigenetics: Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges
- Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse about Epigenetics
- State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics
- Epigenetics – New Aspects of Chemicals Policy
- Epigenetics and Legal Regulations: A challenge for the State’s Obligation to Protect Environment, Individual’s Health and Civil Rights
- Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights
- Adam's Apple and His Legacy: Ethical Perspectives on Epigenetics with an Excursion to the Field of Body Weight Regulation
- Epigenetics and Original Sin. Theological-Ethical Reflections on Heredity and Responsibility.