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Patrick O’Mahony
Nature, Risk and Responsibility [PDF ebook]
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This book explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social, and cultural order. It employs a wide range of social theories to evaluate risks.

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Format PDF ● Pages 242 ● ISBN 9781000101102 ● Editor Patrick O’Mahony ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7994500 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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