Biotechnology Unglued: Science, Society, and Social Cohesion PDF
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Biotechnology Unglued mehta1.p65 1 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM mehta1.p65 2 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM Edited by Michael D. Mehta Biotechnology Unglued: Science, Society, and Social Cohesion mehta1.p65 3 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM © UBC Press 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher, or, in Canada, in the case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a licence from Access Copyright (Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), www.accesscopyright.ca. 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Canada on acid-free paper Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Biotechnology unglued : science, society and social cohesion / edited by Michael D. Mehta. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7748-1133-1 1. Biotechnology – Social aspects. I. Mehta, Michael D., 1965- TP248.23.B568 2005 303.48’3 C2004-906768-0 UBC Press gratefully acknowledges the financial support for our publishing program of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP), and of the Canada Council for the Arts, and the British Columbia Arts Council. UBC Press The University of British Columbia 2029 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 604-822-5959 / Fax: 604-822-6083 www.ubcpress.ca mehta1.p65 4 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM To Kathy and Kendra – Birds of a feather flock together mehta1.p65 5 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM mehta1.p65 6 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM Contents Acknowledgments / ix 1 Introduction: The Impact of Innovations in Biotechnology on Social Cohesion / 1 Michael D. Mehta 2 The Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology on Social Cohesion / 13 Michael D. Mehta 3 Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries: Issues of Poverty Alleviation, Food Security, and Sustainable Development / 27 Jacqueline E.W. Broerse and Joske F.G. Bunders 4 Legitimation Crisis: Food Safety and Genetically Modified Organisms / 51 Christopher K. Vanderpool, Toby A. Ten Eyck, and Craig K. Harris 5 Genetically Modified Foods in Norway: A Consumer Perspective / 70 Margareta Wandel 6 Commercializing Iceland: Biotechnology, Culture, and the Information Society / 95 Kyle Eischen 7 Biotechnology and Social Control: The Canadian DNA Data Bank / 117 Neil Gerlach 8 Biotechnology as Modern Museums of Civilization / 133 Annette Burfoot and Jennifer Poudrier 9 The Production, Diffusion, and Use of Knowledge in Biotechnology: The Discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes / 161 Robert Dalpé, Louise Bouchard, and Daniel Ducharme Contributors / 181 Index / 185 mehta1.p65 7 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM mehta1.p65 8 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM Acknowledgments The study of social cohesion is by its very nature an exercise in networking and relationship building. To understand the challenges posed by technolo- gies such as biotechnology to social cohesion requires the input, assistance, and support of many people and organizations. The writing and produc- tion of this book comprise a prime example of the necessity of such collabo- rative efforts. I would like to thank all of the contributors to this edited book. Your chap- ters form the foundation of this book. Without your hard work, intellectual devotion, and patience, Biotechnology Unglued would not exist. The financial support of three organizations is especially appreciated. A generous grant from the University of Saskatchewan to support faculty in their publishing endeavours helped to defray a large portion of the costs associated with producing this book. A grant from Genome Prairie’s GE3LS program to cover my research on farmers’ perceptions of risk and techno- logical change was also drawn upon to cover costs. Finally, a grant from Ag-West Bio Inc. was provided, without strings attached. I would like to thank Randy Schmidt from UBC Press for his early and continued support of this book. His input and coordination of the many tasks involved in making such a project possible are appreciated. Thanks are also owed to the other staff members at UBC Press for copyediting, in- dexing, and several of the behind-the-scenes services provided. mehta1.p65 9 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM mehta1.p65 10 02/02/2005, 7:50 PM
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