Mark S Frankel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5878951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark S Frankel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark S |
| FAMILY NAME | Frankel |
| SIGNATURE | FRANKEL M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An empirical exploration of scientists’ social responsibilities
The evolving social contract between science and society has led to increasing calls, inside and outside science, for greater public accountability on the part of scientists and engineers, which has focused more attention on their responsibilities to the larger society. Yet, there is no consensus on what those responsibilities are or should be. The American Association for the Advancement of Science has launched a project to inform global discuss…
Inheritable Genetic Modification and a Brave New World
What makes inheritable genetic modification attractive is not its ability to treat disease, but its capacity, someday, to enhance human traits beyond what mere good health requires. But, these discoveries will not be imposed on us by government, as Huxley thought. If they take over our lives, it will be because they were sold to us on the open market, as commodities we cannot do without
Genetic privacy, discrimination, and the U.S. Congress
Advances in genetics research have fueled public debate over the use of genetic information about individuals and families by health insurers. Fears of discrimination based on one's genetic inheritance have prompted various private and public sector groups to press for restrictions on access to and use of genetic information in health insurance decisions. As a result, the U.S. Congress has considered several pieces of legislation that would impos…
AAAS Professional Ethics Project
Social, Legal, and Political Responses to Ethical Issues in the Use of Children as Experimental Subjects
Given the cognitive and physiological differences between adults and children, research on children is essential for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures aimed at childhood problems. But the use of children as experimental subjects raises serious ethical questions, at the center of which is the notion of “proxy consent.” After discussing the economic and social pressures which may impinge upon parental judgment in the experime…
Parental Sex Preferences
Ecological and psychological approaches to community psychology
Parental Sex Preferences
Ecological and psychological approaches to community psychology
Social, Legal, and Political Responses to Ethical Issues in the Use of Children as Experimental Subjects
Given the cognitive and physiological differences between adults and children, research on children is essential for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures aimed at childhood problems. But the use of children as experimental subjects raises serious ethical questions, at the center of which is the notion of “proxy consent.” After discussing the economic and social pressures which may impinge upon parental judgment in the experime…
AAAS Professional Ethics Project
Genetic privacy, discrimination, and the U.S. Congress
Advances in genetics research have fueled public debate over the use of genetic information about individuals and families by health insurers. Fears of discrimination based on one's genetic inheritance have prompted various private and public sector groups to press for restrictions on access to and use of genetic information in health insurance decisions. As a result, the U.S. Congress has considered several pieces of legislation that would impos…
Inheritable Genetic Modification and a Brave New World
What makes inheritable genetic modification attractive is not its ability to treat disease, but its capacity, someday, to enhance human traits beyond what mere good health requires. But, these discoveries will not be imposed on us by government, as Huxley thought. If they take over our lives, it will be because they were sold to us on the open market, as commodities we cannot do without
An empirical exploration of scientists’ social responsibilities
The evolving social contract between science and society has led to increasing calls, inside and outside science, for greater public accountability on the part of scientists and engineers, which has focused more attention on their responsibilities to the larger society. Yet, there is no consensus on what those responsibilities are or should be. The American Association for the Advancement of Science has launched a project to inform global discuss…
Political science (4 works) · Engineering ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)