Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Genomics in Asia: Cultural Values and Bioethical Practices
I. Religious Perspectives
2. Ethical Issues: An Islamic Perspective
3. Impact Of Modern Genetics: A Sikh Perspective
4. Hindu Bioethics
the Concept Of Dharma and Female Infanticide in India
5. Human Cloning in A Thai Novel: Wimon Sainimnuan's Amata and Thai Cultural Attitudes Toward Biotechnology
6. Implications Of Japanese Religions in the Genomic Age: A Survey On Attitudes Towards Life and Death Within Shinto
Buddhist and Christian Groups
II. Cultural and Philosophical Perspectives
7. Genome
Artificial Evolution and Global Community
8. Biotechnology and Responsibility To Future Generations: A Confucian Perspective
9. Respecting Nature and Using Human Intelligence: Elements Of A Confucian Bioethics
10. Cross-Cultural Approaches To the Philosophy Of Life in the Contemporary World: From Bioethics To Life Studies
11. A Philosophical Meditation On Genomics
