"Editing" Genes: A Case Study About How Language Matters in Bioethics.
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چکیده
Metaphors used to describe new technologies mediate public understanding of the innovations. Analyzing the linguistic, rhetorical, and affective aspects of these metaphors opens the range of issues available for bioethical scrutiny and increases public accountability. This article shows how such a multidisciplinary approach can be useful by looking at a set of texts about one issue, the use of a newly developed technique for genetic modification, CRISPRcas9.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of bioethics : AJOB
دوره 15 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015