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Designer Animals

Mapping the Issues in Animal Biotechnology

edited by Conrad Brunk & Sarah Hartley

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2012
Category
Biotechnology, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442639973
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $59.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442626607
    Publish Date
    Dec 2013
    List Price
    $43.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442662629
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $34.95

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Designer Animals is an in-depth study of the debates surrounding the development of animal biotechnology, which is quickly emerging out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. This book innovatively combines expert analysis on the technology's economic, professional, ethical, and religious implications while remaining firmly grounded in the 'real world' political environment in which the issue is played out.

Designer Animals uses non-technical language to explore the science behind animal biotechnology and the ethical frameworks at play in its surrounding debates. By investigating the interests of major stakeholders, including researchers on the cutting edge of science; mainstream and 'alternative' agriculture organizations; the animal welfare movement; and health care providers, patients, and researchers, the contributors illuminate the most important points of agreement and disagreement on this hotly contested topic.

About the authors

Conrad G. Brunk is a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Victoria.

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Sarah Hartley is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.

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