Controversies in Science and Technology
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Controversies in Science and Technology

From Maize to Menopause

  1. 356 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Controversies in Science and Technology

From Maize to Menopause

About this book

Written for general readers, teachers, journalists, and policymakers, this volume explores four controversial topics in science and technology, with commentaries from experts in such fields as sociology, religion, law, ethics, and politics:

* Antibiotics and Resistance: the science, the policy debates, and perspectives from a microbiologist, a veterinarian, and an M.D.

* Genetically Modified Maize and Gene Flow: the science of genetic modification, protecting genetic diversity, agricultural biotech vesus the environment, corporate patents versus farmers' rights

* Hormone Replacement Theory and Menopause: overview of the Women's Health Initiative, history of hormone replacement therapy, the medicalization of menopause, hormone replacement therapy and clinical trials

* Smallpox: historical and medical overview of smallpox, government policies for public health, the Emergency Health Powers Act, public resistance vs. cooperation.

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Yes, you can access Controversies in Science and Technology by Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J. Kinchy, Jo Handelsman, Daniel Lee Kleinman,Abby J. Kinchy,Jo Handelsman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Philosophy & Ethics in Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction: From Maize to Menopause
  4. Part 1: Overuse of Antibiotics on the Farm
  5. Part 2: Genetically Modified Crops: Global Issues
  6. Part 3: Hormone Replacement Therapy and Menopause: Science, Culture, and History
  7. Part 4 Smallpox and Bioterrorism
  8. Contributors
  9. Index