Transdisciplinary interfaces and innovation in the life sciences / Eunsook Hyun, Rainer Paslack, Hilmar Stolte (eds.).

Frankfurt am Main ; New York : PL Academic Research, 2014.

169 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach to the life sciences / Eunsook Hyun -- Transdisciplinarity and ethics as challenges for life sciences : transdisciplinarity from a problem-based perspective / Winston Langley -- Healthcare systems research : ethics and reality / Heidrun Sturm -- To create and control life : a critical view on synthetic biology / Rainer Paslack -- Different legal regulations on life sciences in Europe and worldwide : protecting humans as consumers and subjects : different ethical standards in the conduct of research in Europe and America / Jennifer Radden -- Legal regulation of genetic information in the USA and Germany: promises kept in insurance / Julian Ziegler -- Enhancement in medicine and everyday life : ethical aspects and requirements for legal regulation / Jürgen Simon, Jürgen Robienski -- Data mining of medical data : opportunities and challenges in mining association rules / Dan A. Simovici -- How to promote life sciences as a driving force for innovation : three sectors, infinite opportunities : private-government-academic opportunities to advance the life sciences / Robyn Hannigan -- Privatization of universities and a new social compact : trends in funding / Robert F. Rich -- Financing higher education in Germany : challenges and perspectives / Hans Adam/Peter Mayer.

Includes bibliographical references.