The long and winding road from Asilomar to Brussels: Science, politics and the public in biotechnology regulation

Part of a special journal issue on the subject of 'Recombinant regulation: The Asilomar legacy 30 years on'. The Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA was an influential conference discussing the potential biohazards and regulation of biotechnology held in February 1975. Participants drew...

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Published in:Science as culture 2005-12, Vol.14 (4), p.339-353
Main Author: Abels, Gabriele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Biomedical Research - legislation & jurisprudence
Biotechnology
Biotechnology - history
Biotechnology - legislation & jurisprudence
Brussels, Belgium
Community Participation
Consumers
DNA, Recombinant
Environmentalism
Europe
European Union
Food, Genetically Modified
Genetic engineering
Government Regulation
History, 20th Century
Internationality
Organisms, Genetically Modified
Policy Making
Politics
Regulation
Risk Assessment - history
Risk Assessment - legislation & jurisprudence
Science and technology
Social Control, Formal
Social Control, Informal
Social values
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Summary:Part of a special journal issue on the subject of 'Recombinant regulation: The Asilomar legacy 30 years on'. The Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA was an influential conference discussing the potential biohazards and regulation of biotechnology held in February 1975. Participants drew up voluntary guidelines to ensure the safety of recombinant DNA technology. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0950-5431
1470-1189
DOI:10.1080/09505430500369087