Issue 3/2019
“What’s Next?” – Hype and Hope from Human Reproductive Cloning to Genome Editing
Content (12 Articles)
Original Research Paper
Chinese Public and Nanoresearchers’ Perceptions of Benefits and Risks of Nanotechnology
Jing Zhang, Guoyu Wang
Open Access
Original Research Paper
From Buzz to Burst—Critical Remarks on the Term ‘Life’ and Its Ethical Implications in Synthetic Biology
Michael Funk, Johannes Steizinger, Daniel Falkner, Tobias Eichinger
Introduction
Moral and Fictional Discourses on Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Current Responses, Future Scenarios
Maurizio Balistreri, Solveig Lena Hansen
Original Research Paper
‘Eugenics is Back’? Historic References in Current Discussions of Germline Gene Editing
Robert Ranisch
Original Research Paper
From Asilomar to Genome Editing: Research Ethics and Models of Decision
Fabrizio Rufo, Antonella Ficorilli
Original Research Paper
Editing the Gene Editing Debate: Reassessing the Normative Discussions on Emerging Genetic Technologies
Oliver Feeney
Original Research Paper
New Bodies, New Identities? The Negotiation of Cloning Technologies in Young Adult Fiction
Aline Ferreira
Discussion Note
Altered Mortality: Why the Quest for Immortality is Regaining Visibility in the Media
Mirko Daniel Garasic
Art-Science Interaction
Hype, Hope, and Help: Situating a Science Announcement in a Web of Stories
Julia Diekämper, Solveig Lena Hansen