Ethics, computing, and genomics / edited by Herman T. Tavani.
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| Imprint: | Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006. |
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| Description: | xviii, 356 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6096752 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Contributors
- About the Editor
- Section I. Introduction: Mapping the Conceptual Terrain
- Chapter 1. "Ethics at the Intersection of Computing and Genomics"
- Section II. Moral, Legal, Policy, and (Scientific) Research Perspectives
- Chapter 2. "Moral Theory and the Human Genome Project"
- Chapter 3. "Lex Genetica: The Law and Ethics of Programming Biological Code"
- Chapter 4. "Computing, Genetics, and Policy: Theoretical and Practical Considerations"
- Chapter 5. "Applying Genomic Technologies in Environmental Health Research: Challenges and Opportunities"
- Section III. Personal Privacy and Informed Consent
- Chapter 6. "Using Genetic Information While Protecting the Privacy of the Soul"
- Chapter 7. "Privacy and Policy for Genetic Research"
- Chapter 8. "Privacy of Medical Records: IT Implications of HIPAA"
- Chapter 9. "The Risks of Epidemiological Data Mining"
- Chapter 10. "Environmental Genomics, Data Mining, and Informed Consent"
- Section IV. Intellectual Property Rights and Genetic/Genomic Information
- Chapter 11. "Intellectual Property, Genetic Information, and Gene Enhancement Techniques"
- Chapter 12. "Property Rights in Genetic Information"
- Chapter 13. "Molecular Biologists as Hackers of Human Data: Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights"
- Chapter 14. "Bioinformatics Lessons from the Open Source Movement"
- Chapter 15. "Enclosing the Genome: What the Squabbles over Genetic Patents Could Teach Us"
- Section V. Challenges for the Future of Computational Genomics
- Chapter 16. "A Vision for the Future of Genomics Research: A Blueprint for the Genomic Era"
- Chapter 17. "Bioinformatics: Challenges at the Frontier"
- Chapter 18. "The Control of Scientific Research: The Case of Nanotechnology"
- Index
