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Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 3

(…continues from the previous entry). During the afternoon panel Sharon Terry of the Genetic Alliance explained her interest in creating partnerships between genetic databases in order to use the massive number of participants and wealth of genetic materials available but currently divided between different databases. She talked about the need to move the information about ... Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 3

Jonathan Hankins

Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 2

(…continues from the previous entry). On the following day the Harvard STS program hosted a workshop entitled Architectures for Life to continue the debate. Guests and speakers included many world leaders in the field of genetics including George Church of the Harvard and Wyss Institute, who took part in the opening panel of the day ... Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 2

Jonathan Hankins

Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 1

On the 17th of April I attended a lecture given by Anne Wojcicki, CEO of direct to consumer genetics company 23andMe. The event which was entitled “Deleterious Me: Whole Genome Sequencing, 23andMe, and the Crowd-Sourced Health Care Revolution” was part of the Science and Democracy lecture series, organized by Sheila Jasanoff at the John F ... Architectures for Life with 23andMe, a Report – part 1

Jonathan Hankins

Layers of Uncertainty

On Monday March 5th I attended the third Science Technology Policy Crossroads symposium at the Harvard University Science Centre. The symposium was entitled ‘Layers of Uncertainty: Conversations on the role of uncertainty in science and technology policy’, details are available from their website linked above. The key note speech was delivered by Rear Admiral Ali ... Layers of Uncertainty

Libertà e medicina. Una recensione

Recensione del libro di Gaia Barazzetti: Libertà e medicina. Il principio di autonomia nell’etica biomedica Il concetto di autonomia non è certo un’invenzione recente all’interno del pensiero filosofico. Tuttavia il principio da che da esso si ispira e che vuole proporre una nuova modalità di considerare la relazione terapeutica curante-curato – il principio di autonomia ... Libertà e medicina. Una recensione

Virginia Sanchini

Ilaria Capua: «Fermiamo gli studi sul virus letale»

Ilaria Capua è una delle menti più brillanti della virologia mondiale. Autrice di oltre 300 pubblicazioni scientifiche, dirige il Dipartimento di scienze biomediche comparate all’Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (Legnaro, Padova), ed è stata in passato al centro di una dura controversia che ha determinato un profondo cambiamento nel modo in cui informazioni sui virus ... Ilaria Capua: «Fermiamo gli studi sul virus letale»

Margherita Fronte

Il sesto stratagemma

Il sesto stratagemma. Il management strategico della comunicazione pubblica, Edizioni Seam, Formello (Roma), 1999 Dal retro di copertina: «La riforma dello stato italiano verso un assetto organizzativo trasparente, economico, flessibile, che dialoghi coi cittadini e li sappia ascoltare, passa attraverso una nuova mentalità della Pubblica Amministrazione. Quest’ultima deve essere connotata dalla consapevolezza che gli individui, ... Il sesto stratagemma

Andrea Pitasi

Open Data

Governi e amministrazioni hanno una nuova parola d’ordine: open data. Dati accessibili e gratuiti che servono a rendere i cittadini più informati e più consapevoli. E a spingerli a essere innovatori, creando applicazioni (apps) per leggere i dati. Ma lasciare l’accesso libero ai dati, in un’ottica globale di responsabilità, è un passo sufficiente? Se ne ... Open Data

Angela Simone

A discussion with Congressman Michael E. Capuano – part 2

In this, the first of a series of interviews with some of the major players in the US innovation and scientific research scene, Jonathan Hankins talks to Congressman Michael E. Capuano, whose territory in Boston hosts some of the biggest names in research and innovation today. ———————— (A discussion with Congressman Michael E. Capuano – ... A discussion with Congressman Michael E. Capuano – part 2

A discussion with Congressman Michael E. Capuano – part 1

In this, the first of a series of interviews with some of the major players in the US innovation and scientific research scene, Jonathan Hankins talks to Congressman Michael E. Capuano, whose territory in Boston hosts some of the biggest names in research and innovation today. Arguments surrounding the role that politics plays in innovation, ... A discussion with Congressman Michael E. Capuano – part 1

Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – 31/31

Event: Innovating Food, Innovating the Law. Date: 2011 10 15 Time: 11 min. Place: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy. Language: Italiano. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/31483481 Report: Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – report e immagini (in Italian). Innovating Food, Innovating the Law. Conference Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza, October 14-15, 2011. October, 15 ... Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – 31/31

Romeo Astorri

Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – 30/31

Event: Innovating Food, Innovating the Law. Title: Law and food safety in China. Date: 2011 10 15 Time: 25 min. Place: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy. Language: English. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/31481806 Report: Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – report e immagini (in Italian). Slides: in Slideshare. Innovating Food, Innovating the Law. Conference Università ... Innovating Food, Innovating the Law – 30/31

David Lametti