Social aspects of technical assistance in operation
In: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Tensions and Technology Series
In: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Tensions and Technology Series
In: Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft
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 interdisciplinary perspective the ethical, legal and social aspects of epigenetics. Contents • Introduction to Epigenetics • The Assessment of Emerging Technology • Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science) • Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics • About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge • Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges • Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse about Epigenetics • State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics • New Aspects of Chemicals Policy • Epigenetics and Legal Regulations • Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights • Adam's Apple and His Legacy • Epigenetics and Original Sin Target Groups Scholars and students in science and technology studies, biology, philosophy, sociology, theory of science, history of science, law and theology Editors Reinhard Heil and Harald König are researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Stefanie B. Seitz was a researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology until January 2016 and is currently working for the DBFZ - Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum gGmbH, Leipzig. Jürgen Robienski is a German lawyer in Hannover and Müden/Aller (Lower Saxony). He is a research fellow at the Center of Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences (CELLS) of Leibniz University in Hannover
In: Economic issues, problems and perspectives
In: United Nations publication
In: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 128.1926 = No. 217
The chapters in this book describe the current situation and changes that affect the health and well-being of different Indigenous populations around the world. They also highlight the adaptations and strengths of older people as they find ways to meet current challenges in their lives.