'Genetic' Predestination?
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Document Type
Lecture
Abstract
Intimately linked, as it is to market forces and investment, the hype and hope surrounding genetic research focuses on the determining power of the gene. This spills over in to the information provided to patients and recipients and influences ethical frameworks and evaluation. Genetic determinism is shaping socio-ethnic policies and legislation around the world. But is that determining power omnipotent? Or are there other fa ctors and influences that need to be considered? Named Scientist of the Year in 1996 by Radio-Canada, Bartha Knoppers, a law professor and bioethicist at the University of Montreal, will discuss the trends, the models for policymaking and whether any mode l can be as epigenetic and dynamic as the human person.
Publication Date
1-21-2004
Recommended Citation
Knoppers, Bartha, "'Genetic' Predestination?" (2004). January Series. 200.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/january_series/200