Modern epigenetics unites scientists from life sciences, organic chemistry as well as computer and engineering sciences to find an answer to the question of how environmental influences can have a lasting effect on gene expression, maybe even into the next generations. This volume examines from an interdisciplinary perspective the ethical, legal and social aspects of epigenetics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction. - Introduction to Epigenetics. - Too Early or Too Late? The Assessment of Emerging Technology. - Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science). - Identity and Non-Identity. Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics. - Genetics, Epigenetics and Forms of Action. About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge. - Epigenetics: Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges. - Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse about Epigenetics. - State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics. - Epigenetics New Aspects of Chemicals Policy. - Epigenetics and Legal Regulations: A challenge for the State s Obligation to Protect Environment, Individual s Health and Civil Rights. - Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights. - Adam's Apple and His Legacy: Ethical Perspectives on Epigenetics with an Excursion to the Field of Body Weight Regulation. - Epigenetics and Original Sin. Theological-Ethical Reflections on Heredity and Responsibility.
