Communicating biological sciences : ethical and metaphorical dimensions /

Communicating Biological Sciences discusses the 'ethics' of science communication in light of recent developments in biotechnology and biomedicine. It focuses on the role of metaphors in the creation of visions and the framing of scientific advances, as well as their impact on patterns of...

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Other Authors: Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956-, Elliott, Richard, 1982-, Larson, Brendon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780754676331
0754676331
0754676323
9780754676324
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Communicating Biological Sciences: An Introduction; PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ISSUES OF HYPE, HUBRIS AND HUMILITY; 2 How Journalism Can Hide the Truth about Science; 3 Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science; PART II SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS AND FRAMING: MODELS AND CULTURAL REALITY; 4 The Ethics of Framing Science; 5 Bioethical Decisions and the Public Sphere: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 6 Journalism and Society.