The first part of the thesis is a critical analysis of the proceedings of the conferences "Towards a Theoretical Biology" founded by the Rockefeller Foundation and leaded by Conrad H. Waddington. The second part is an epistemological and sociological analysis of a technique called Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS), analysis carried out in few laboratories through interviews and observations. It follow a social and ethical critic of the so called "genetic medicine", who should benefit of the GWAS technique.

La diversità biologica.

D'ABRAMO, FLAVIO
2012

Abstract

The first part of the thesis is a critical analysis of the proceedings of the conferences "Towards a Theoretical Biology" founded by the Rockefeller Foundation and leaded by Conrad H. Waddington. The second part is an epistemological and sociological analysis of a technique called Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS), analysis carried out in few laboratories through interviews and observations. It follow a social and ethical critic of the so called "genetic medicine", who should benefit of the GWAS technique.
18-giu-2012
Italiano
Joseph Needham
Conrad Waddington
Cold war
GWAS
Medical Research
Genetics
Philosophy of Science
History of Science
Research ethics
Ethics
Social values
Epigenetics
GAGLIASSO, Elena
MARZOCCHI, Virginio
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"
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