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New Zealand

Recent publications

Publication title Organisation Date
A Report on the Treaty of Waitangi Community Discussions Initiative State Services Commission 17 October 2006
Choosing Genes for Future Children: Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PDF 1.93MB) Human Genome Research Project 1 August 2006
Ethics framework (PDF 287KB) Environmental Risk Management Authority November 2005
Draft guidelines for using human embryonic stem cells for research released for consultation Ministry of Health November 2005
The Communicative Properties of Science and technology dialogue (PDF 587KB) Report prepared by Waikato University as part of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology's dialogue programme December 2004
A Process for Enhancing Dialogue on Biosecurity Issues Report prepared by Landcare Research as part of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology's dialogue programme November 2004
Hands across the water: Developing dialogue between stakeholders in the New Zealand biotechnology debate (PDF 843KB) Report prepared by Victoria University of Wellington School of Environmental Science as part of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology's dialogue programme October 2004
Problems in monitoring horizontal gene transfer in field trials of transgenic plants New Zealand Institute of Gene Ecology 2004
NAEAC news August 2004 (PDF 304KB) National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee 2004
Guidelines for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in New Zealand National Ethics Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction 2004

Current initiatives

Initiative Organisation
Review of the Regulation of Human Tissue and Tissue-based Therapies Ministry of Health

International reports/publications

Publication title Organisation Date
Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2005) National Academies April 2005
Protecting privacy in the age of genetic information Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee November 2004
See-through science DEMOS September 2004
Open letter to Government and Acre on the wider issues raised by the Farm Scale Evaluations Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission (AEBC) September 2004
Genes and Ingenuity: Gene Patenting and Human Health Australian Law Reform Commission August 2004
Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (UK Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering) July 2004
Issues in the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Plants and Animals Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology April 2004
Gene Patenting and Human Health Australian Law Reform Commission March 2004
Ethical aspects of umbilical cord blood banking (PDF 289KB) European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies March 2004
Genetic Differences and Human Identities (PDF 1.5MB) [free registration required to access] The Hastings Center January/February 2004
Communicating with patients: Advice for medical practitioners National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) 2004
General Guidelines for Medical Practitioners on Providing Information to Patients National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) 2004
Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) 2004

 
     
 

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