The Freedom of Scientific Research

Preface by John Harris
Part I: Freedom of science: promises and hazards
Introduction - Simona Giordano
1 The influence of infection on society - Peter J. Lachmann
2 Scientific progress and longevity: curse or blessing? - Simona Giordano
3 Reproductive technologies and the family in the twenty-first century - Daniela Cutas and Anna Smajdor
4 New frontiers in surgery: the case of uterus and penis transplantation - Gennaro Selvaggi and Sean Aas
5 Freedom, law, politics, genes: the case of mitochondrial transfer - Iain Brassington
6 Scientific freedom and responsibility in a biosecurity context - Catherine Rhodes
7 Robotic intelligence: philosophical and ethical challenges - David Lawrence
8 Big science and small science: reflections on the relationship between science and society from the perspective of physics - Lucio Piccirillo
Part II: Freedom of science and the need for regulation
Introduction - Simona Giordano
9 Advocating a radical change in science policies and new models to secure freedom and efficiency in funding and communication - Andrea Ballabeni and Davide Danovi
10 Freedom of research and the right to science, from theory to advocacy - Andrea Boggio and Cesare P. R. Romano
11 The donation of embryos for research: maintaining trust - Heidi Mertes
12 From Galileo to embryos and narcotic drugs: the quest for the right to science - Marco Cappato
13 Science, self-control and human freedom: a naturalistic approach - Gilberto Corbellini and Elisabetta Sirgiovanni
14 Evidence-based policy and the precautionary principle: friends or foes?- Roberto Baldoli and Claudio M. Radaelli
15 Let freedom ring for science: an American perspective - Mary Woolley
Conclusion - Simona Giordano
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