Ethics, Computing, and Genomics

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Ethics, Computing, and Genomics is written by Herman T. Tavani and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0763736201 (ISBN 10) and 9780763736200 (ISBN 13).

Comprised of eighteen chapters contributed by experts in the fields of biology, computer science, information technology, law, and philosophy, Ethics, Computing, and Genomics provides instructors with a flexible resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in an exciting new field of applied ethics: computational genomics. The chapters are organized in a way that takes the reader from a discussion of conceptual frameworks and methodological perspectives, including ethical theory, to an in-depth analysis of controversial issues involving privacy and confidentiality, information consent, and intellectual property. The volume concludes with some predictions about the future of computational genomics, including the role that nanotechnology will likely play as biotechnologies and information technologies continue to converge.