Foresight: Volume 4 Issue 4
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The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policyTable of contents
Biotechnology overview: Applications and forecasts
William R. RowleyThis paper describes the field of biotechnology and likely advances in health care, agricultural and other applications in industry, environmental science and energy over the next…
Genomics and social science: Issues and priorities
Mark Harvey, Andrew McMeekin, Ian MilesThis essay examines the issues that the ongoing revolution in biosciences and biotechnology pose to social science. A convenient frame for examining these issues is the framework…
Genomics and society: four scenarios for 2015
Mark Justman, Clement Bezold, William R. RowleyThis paper develops four alternative scenarios depicting possible futures for genomics applications within a broader social context. The scenarios integrate forecasts for future…
Social science research priorities related to genomics: The “bottom line” for the ESRC genomics scenarios project
Clement Bezold, Ian MilesNew technologies are posing new challenges to social science. Their very novelty also challenges the established methods that social research institutions have used to define…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Ozcan Saritas