Genomics, health and society
Subtitle: emerging issues for public policy
By: edited by Bartha Maria Knoppers, Charles Scriver.
Publisher: Policy Research Initiative
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Ottawa]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Genomics -- Canada -- Social aspects -- Congresses.; Medical genetics -- Canada -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Genomic technologies hold great promise of benefits for Canadians, but also pose enormous social, ethical and legal challenges. The symposium, Genomics, Health and Society: Emerging Issues for Public Policy, held in Ottawa on March 24 and 25, 2004 was an effort to bring together experts and policy makers to better understand the implications of rapid advances in this human science for individuals, societies, and economies. This report captures the essence of the presentations and the discussions.
Notes: Issued also in French under title: Génomique, santé et société : questions émergentes pour les politiques publiques.

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