The Challenge of Policy-Making for the New Life Sciences

Edited by Catherine Lyall, University of Edinburgh, UK,
Theo Papaioannou, Open University, UK
and James Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK

Ashgate
June 2009
300 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7546-7508-2

Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can policy-makers ensure the benefits of health developments through genomics while
still satisfying the expectations of society and the economic imperatives?

In this critique of the new governance agenda for research and innovation in life sciences, the authors discuss the world-wide policy decisions
needed, with particular reference to genomics. They suggest the many facets of policy and regulation could be treated as a government–governance
continuum, where different aspects of genomics may sit at different points, and co-exist. Their findings offer valuable insights for the future
and will help promote a global solution to this problem.

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