B C Van Beers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4620631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | B C Van Beers |
| GIVEN NAMES | B C |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Beers |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BEERS B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4766-1709 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Repoliticizing heritable human genome editing
Since the birth of gene-edited babies in China in 2018, public debates about Human Germline Genome Editing (HGGE) have re-ignited. Based on a literature review, legal analysis, and our involvement in a consortium project aimed at fostering public deliberation on HGGE, this article offers a reflection on how debates around this technology are evolving. We argue that they tend to be subject to discursive narrowing, a form of framing that reduces th…
Commercial DNA tests and police investigations
Over 30 million people worldwide have taken a commercial at-home DNA test, because they were interested in their genetic ancestry, disease predisposition or inherited traits. Yet, these consumer DNA data are also increasingly used for a very different purpose: to identify suspects in criminal investigations. By matching a suspect’s DNA with DNA from a suspect’s distant relatives who have taken a commercial at-home DNA test, law enforcement can ze…
Accessing medical biobanks to solve crimes
Millions of human biological samples are stored worldwide for medical research or treatment purposes. These biospecimens are of enormous potential value to law enforcement as DNA profiles can be obtained from these samples. However, forensic use of such biospecimens raises a number of ethical questions. This article aims to explore ethical issues of using human bodily material in medical biobanks for crime investigation and prosecution purposes. …
Symbolic Legislation Theory and Developments in Biolaw
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Symbolic Legislation Theory and Developments in Biolaw
Commercial DNA tests and police investigations
Over 30 million people worldwide have taken a commercial at-home DNA test, because they were interested in their genetic ancestry, disease predisposition or inherited traits. Yet, these consumer DNA data are also increasingly used for a very different purpose: to identify suspects in criminal investigations. By matching a suspect’s DNA with DNA from a suspect’s distant relatives who have taken a commercial at-home DNA test, law enforcement can ze…
Accessing medical biobanks to solve crimes
Millions of human biological samples are stored worldwide for medical research or treatment purposes. These biospecimens are of enormous potential value to law enforcement as DNA profiles can be obtained from these samples. However, forensic use of such biospecimens raises a number of ethical questions. This article aims to explore ethical issues of using human bodily material in medical biobanks for crime investigation and prosecution purposes. …
Repoliticizing heritable human genome editing
Since the birth of gene-edited babies in China in 2018, public debates about Human Germline Genome Editing (HGGE) have re-ignited. Based on a literature review, legal analysis, and our involvement in a consortium project aimed at fostering public deliberation on HGGE, this article offers a reflection on how debates around this technology are evolving. We argue that they tend to be subject to discursive narrowing, a form of framing that reduces th…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Bioethics (2 works) · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (2 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (2 works) · Internet privacy (2 works) · Law enforcement (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)