DNA Technology: A Critical European Perspective

Steve Emmott, Green Group in the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Published online: September 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005607

Advances in DNA research and knowledge raise profound questions about the application of this technology to humans and the decision-making processes that are needed to govern its use.

Keywords: eugenics; therapeutic cloning; human spare parts; genetic underclass; patenting life forms

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 Further Reading
    other The European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (14 November 2000) Opinion 15.
    other European Parliament (7 September 2000) Resolution B5-0710 on human cloning.
    other European Union Directive 98/44/EC, (1998).
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    book Kitcher P The Lives to Come. Penguin.
    book Rifkin J The Biotech Century. Tarcher/Putnam.
    book Tokar B (ed.) Redesigning Life Zed.
 Web Links
    ePath The Danish Council of Ethics Website http://www.etiskraad.dk
    ePath European Group on Ethics in Science and Technologies Website http://europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm
    ePath Nuffield Council on Bioethics Website http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/bioethics/
    ePath Journal of Medical Ethics Website http://jme.bmjjournals.com/

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Bioethics | Techniques and Tools in Clinical Genetics | Health Care | Science and Society - General
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Emmott, Steve(Sep 2006) DNA Technology: A Critical European Perspective. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005607]