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  • Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology

    Addressing Security and Resilience Issues

    Modifié par Benjamin D. Trump, Marie-Valentine Florin, Edward Perkins, Igor Linkov ...
    Collections series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Synthetic biology is a field of biotechnology that is rapidly growing in various applications, such as in medicine, environmental sustainability, and energy production. However these technologies also have unforeseen risks and applications to humans and the environment.This open access book presents discussions on risks and mitigation strategies for these technologies including biosecurity, or the ... En savoir plus

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  • Hacking Darwin

    Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

    par Jamie Metzl ...
    "A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." — Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneA groundbreaking exploration of genetic engineering and its impact on the future of our species from leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist, ... En savoir plus

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    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

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  • The Creative Destruction of Medicine

    How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care

    par Eric Topol ...
    **How genomics, big data, and digital technology are revolutionizing every aspect of medicine, from physical exams to drug prescriptions to organ transplants“The Creative Destruction of Medicine should be required reading by all physicians and in all medical schools. It is simply that good.” —Forbes**Technology dominates our lives, and personal genomics is revolutionizing biology. But despite the ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Patient Will See You Now

    The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands

    par Eric Topol ...
    **The essential guide to how digital technology enables all of us to take charge of our health“Dr. Topol’s vision is compelling, combining an empowering view of technology with the recognition that medicine requires something more.”―Wall Street Journal**A trip to the doctor is almost a guarantee of misery: you make an appointment months in advance, wait for several hours when you arrive, talk to a ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Golden Cell

    Gene Therapy, Stem Cells and the Quest for the Next Great Medical Breakthrough

    par Karen Van Kampen ...
    The promise of a regenerative medicine -- the regrowth of lost limbs and organs, new hope for patients with Alzheimer's or multiple sclerosis, the "cellular fountain of youth" -- sounds like science fiction, but it's real and on the cutting edge of medicine. Veteran medical journalist Karen van Kamped looks at this new technology through the stories of the scientists who are creating it and the ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Ethics of Invention

    Technology and the Human Future

    par Sheila Jasanoff ...
    We live in a world increasingly governed by technology—but to what end?Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes unchallenged by citizens and our elected ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

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  • Doctors in Denial

    Why Big Pharma and the Canadian medical profession are too close for comfort

    par Joel Lexchin ...
    Doctors in Denial examines the relationship between the Canadian medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry, and explains how doctors have become dependents of the drug companies instead of champions of patients' health. Big Pharma plays a role in every aspect of doctors' work. These giant, wealthy multinationals influence how medical students are trained and receive information, how ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Deadly Monopolies

    The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future.

    par Harriet A. Washington ...
    From the award-winning author of Medical Apartheid, an exposé of the rush to own and exploit the raw materials of life—including yours.Think your body is your own to control and dispose of as you wish? Think again. The United States Patent Office has granted at least 40,000 patents on genes controlling the most basic processes of human life, and more are pending. If you undergo surgery in many ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $8.99 CAD

  • The Male Pill

    A Biography of a Technology in the Making

    par Nelly Oudshoorn ...
    The Male Pill is the first book to reveal the history of hormonal contraceptives for men. Nelly Oudshoorn explains why it is that, although the technical feasibility of male contraceptives was demonstrated as early as the 1970s, there is, to date, no male pill. Ever since the idea of hormonal contraceptives for men was introduced, scientists, feminists, journalists, and pharmaceutical ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

  • New Genetics, New Social Formations

    Modifié par Peter Glasner, Paul Atkinson, Helen Greenslade ...
    Collections series Genetics and Society
    New genetic technologies cut across a range of public regulatory domains and private lifeworlds, often appearing to generate an institutional void in response to the complex challenges they pose. As a result, a number of new social formations are being developed to legitimate public engagement and avoid the perceived democratic deficit that may result. Papers in this volume discuss a variety of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Global Biopolitics of the IUD

    How Science Constructs Contraceptive Users and Women's Bodies

    par Chikako Takeshita ...
    Collections series Inside Technology
    The biography of a multifaceted technological object, the IUD, illuminates how political contexts shaped contraceptive development, marketing, use, and users.The intrauterine device (IUD) is used by 150 million women around the world. It is the second most prevalent method of female fertility control in the global South and the third most prevalent in the global North. Over its five decades of use ... En savoir plus

    $36.79 CAD

  • Responsible Conduct of Research

    par Adil E. Shamoo, David B. Resnik ...
    Recent scandals and controversies, such as data fabrication in federally funded science, data manipulation and distortion in private industry, and human embryonic stem cell research, illustrate the importance of ethics in science. Responsible Conduct of Research, now in a completely updated second edition, provides an introduction to the social, ethical, and legal issues facing scientists today. ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD