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Anthropological curiosity turns on the complexity, excitement
and danger surrounding the deCode Project.Our intent is to make this Forum
a place for serious and sustained reflection on issues related to the deCode
Project.
Note: Most recent entries appear first.
Social Technologies?, Jane Kay, July 25, 1999
Ethics and Science, Jonas G. Allansson, July 9, 1999
Profits and Science, W.A. Silverman, MD. July 6, 1999
Sun, 25 Jul 1999 From: jane kaye <jane.kaye@law.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Social technologies
I am not sure what is meant by the term "social technologies".
Is there someone out there who could enlighten me? |
There are many interesting questions raised in this
forum, especially those concerning science and ethics. Icelandic scientist
or science in general has not received any special attention from either
the Icelandic media or the public. When deCode came along there was therefore
no real tradition or exiting narrative of how the public could or should
discuss and solve issues concerning science and ethics. Unlike most other
nations Icelanders have never had any big controversies on science and
ethics. This narrative was constructed alongside this whole debate surrounding
deCode. It is therefore interesting to see if peoples perception and understanding
of science in general here in Iceland will be affected by the whole debate
about deCode. ============================================================
Jonas G. Allansson
Department of Anthropology,
Faculty of Social Science
University of Iceland,
101 Reykjavik, Iceland
E-mail: jga@rhi.hi.is
GSM. (354) 698 1063
Hs. (354) 551 2763 / 881 0406(Home)
Vs. (354) 525 4253 (Work) Inst. of Anthropology Fax. (354) 562
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Bravo for providing a forum to debate
the controversial issues that surround
the Iceland Genome Project!
To the extent that the information obtained in this project is
treated as a
for-profit commodity, it lacks the basic quality of openness
which is the
sine qua non needed to make it a genuinely scientific enterprise.
William A. Silverman, MD
Retired Professor of Pediatrics
College of P&S, Columbia University
Email: fumer@aol.com |
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