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| Rodríguez Yunta,Eduardo; Valdebenito Herrera,Carolina; Misseroni,Adelio; Fernández Milla,Lautaro; Outomuro,Delia; Schiattino Lemus,Irene; Ferrer Lues,Marcela; Lolas Stepke,Fernando. |
| The present reflection refers to data obtained about the social representations of genomic research and its applications through interviews with legislators and lawyers, biomedical researchers and civilians and the review of scientific and legal literature in four Latin American countries: Argentine, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Several issues are addressed: little access to prevention and therapeutic methods, lack of equity in health benefits, commercialization of gene sequences through patents which leads to commercial exploitation of underdeveloped countries, the possibility of physical or psychological damage or genetic discrimination, the possibility of genetic modifications or abortion for eugenic reasons, the necessity of safeguarding confidentiality,... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Cloning; Genome; Social representations; Transgenic. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582005000300003 |
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