How to Address the Policy and Ethical Issues Emerging with New Technology. The Case of Synthetic Biology in a Small Country.

Synthetic biology (SB) is rather a new field of science and technology. Societal, regulatory, legal, ethical, safety and security aspects of this field have already been analysed in much detail and discussed very widely in recent years. There is, however, a dearth of empirical studies on the points...

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Publicado en:NanoEthics Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 61 - 74
Autor principal: Mali, Franc
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2018
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