SUPPLEMENT - GENES AND SOCIETY - PUZZLES, PROMISES, AND POLICY

Authors
CHURCHILL E
Citation
E. Churchill, SUPPLEMENT - GENES AND SOCIETY - PUZZLES, PROMISES, AND POLICY, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 549, 1997, pp. 173-184
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Political Science","Social, Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027162
Volume
549
Year of publication
1997
Pages
173 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7162(1997)549:<173:S-GAS->2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This article is a summary of a conference organized by the World Affai rs Council of Philadelphia on the topic of genetic research. The confe rence considered ramifications of applications of the research, includ ing health-related decision making, discrimination against people with particular genetic makeups, and patents. Religious, ethical, and busi ness viewpoints were discussed.