Emerging biotechnologies: full report - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Emerging biotechnologies: full report - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Emerging biotechnologies: full report - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
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Applying public ethics: towards a public discourse ethics ......................................... 67<br />
Procedural virtues ..................................................................................................... 68<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>................................................................................................................. 71<br />
Part 2 .................................................................................................... 73<br />
Chapter 5 - Public perspectives ................................................................. 76<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong>................................................................................................................ 76<br />
The Public, publics and public perspectives .............................................................. 77<br />
The role of the media and the engaged public .......................................................... 78<br />
Rati<strong>on</strong>ales for public engagement ............................................................................. 81<br />
Purposes and values of public engagement .............................................................. 83<br />
Modes and methods of public engagement ............................................................... 84<br />
Dilemmas of public engagement ............................................................................... 86<br />
Biotechnological excepti<strong>on</strong>alism or the need for public engagement? ...................... 90<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>................................................................................................................. 92<br />
Chapter 6 - Research ................................................................................ 94<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong>................................................................................................................ 94<br />
Where is research <strong>on</strong> emerging <str<strong>on</strong>g>biotechnologies</str<strong>on</strong>g> d<strong>on</strong>e? ............................................ 94<br />
Who funds research <strong>on</strong> emerging <str<strong>on</strong>g>biotechnologies</str<strong>on</strong>g>? .................................................. 95<br />
What determines the directi<strong>on</strong>s of research in emerging <str<strong>on</strong>g>biotechnologies</str<strong>on</strong>g>? ............... 98<br />
Influences <strong>on</strong> researchers ....................................................................................... 100<br />
Influence of researchers .......................................................................................... 107<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>............................................................................................................... 111<br />
Chapter 7 - Research and innovati<strong>on</strong> policy .............................................. 114<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong>.............................................................................................................. 114<br />
Policies for biotechnology ........................................................................................ 114<br />
Investment in emerging <str<strong>on</strong>g>biotechnologies</str<strong>on</strong>g> ................................................................. 115<br />
Strategic orientati<strong>on</strong> of R&D policy .......................................................................... 116<br />
Framing research policy .......................................................................................... 121<br />
Governance of charities .......................................................................................... 132<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>............................................................................................................... 133<br />
Chapter 8 - Regulati<strong>on</strong> ............................................................................ 136<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong>.............................................................................................................. 136<br />
The purposes of regulati<strong>on</strong> ...................................................................................... 136<br />
Relevance to issues c<strong>on</strong>cerning emerging biotechnology ....................................... 139<br />
The organisati<strong>on</strong> of regulatory systems ................................................................... 140<br />
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