SOME FACTS OF LIFE
In: Development dialogue, Heft 1-2, S. 25-31
ISSN: 0345-2328
TRADITIONALLY, POLICY MAKERS HAVE BEEN CONFOUNDED BY THE COMPLEXITY OF TECHNOLOGY. THEY SUSPECT, AND RIGHTLY SO, THAT THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OBSCURE THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN ISSUES AT STAKE. IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE, THEREFORE, THAT SCIENTISTS CRINGE IN HORROR AS POLITICIANS AND ACTIVISTS BANDY ABOUT TECHNICAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS. THE ADVENT OF RAPID ADVANCES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY THREATENS TO CREATE COMPLEX PROBLEMS FOR SOCIAL AND POLITICAL POLICY MAKERS.