Designer animals
Subtitle: mapping the issues in animal biotechnology
By: edited by Conrad G. Brunk and Sarah Hartley
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781442639973
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Social aspects; Aspect social; Biotechnologie animale; Aspect moral; Animal biotechnology; Aspect économique; Economic aspects
Description: "Designer Animals is an in-depth study of the debates surrounding the development of animal biotechnology, which is quickly emerging out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. This book innovatively combines expert analysis on the technology's economic, professional, ethical, and religious implications while remaining firmly grounded in the 'real world' political environment in which the issue is played out--

Designer Animals uses non-technical language to explore the science behind animal biotechnology and the ethical frameworks at play in its surrounding debates. By investigating the interests of major stakeholders, including researchers on the cutting edge of science; mainstream and 'alternative' agriculture organizations; the animal welfare movement; and health care providers, patients, and researchers, the contributors illuminate the most important points of agreement and disagreement on this hotly contested topic."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1 Introduction: Focusing on the Values in Debates about Animal Biotechnology; title: 2 Animal Biotechnology: The Scientific Landscape; title: 3 Animal Biotechnology: The Ethical Landscape; title: 4 The Biotechnology Industry and Agricultural Economics; title: 5 The Farmers: The Agrarian Critique of Industrial Agriculture; title: 6 The Health Researchers: Transformational Research in a Transactional World; title: 7 Human Health Care: The Promise of Animal Biotechnology; title: 8 Understanding the Animal Justice Stance on Animal Biotechnology; title: 9 Framing Religious Concerns; title: 10 Issues of Governance in Animal Biotechnology.