The achievements of these two endeavors are described in detail in chapters 4 through 6 of this book. (Andreasen, 2003, p
The advances alone in the use of recombinant DNA techniques as well as that of cell fusion and other advances in were revealing tremendous potential regarding their impact on the health, life and the longevity of human beings. (Blackford, 2006, p
Intellectual property protection and technology transfer regimes channeled this knowledge into the market, where highly mobile scientists and entrepreneurs, supported by a large venture capital industry, shouldered the burdens of founding and growing companies around it. (Collins, 2004, p
" To put it another way: as long as a federal-funding ban remains in place, the organizations most likely to move forward with therapeutic-cloning research will be [large] companies bedeviled by the need to raise money, generate buzz, and please investors. (Dunn, 2002, p
32) Furthermore, there is certainly some strong opposition to many of these new technologies and the type of control they may have over the birth and development of a human being. (Hanson, 1997, p
In fact in Hecker's report, Occupational Employment Projections to 2014, he notes that, "Employment of biomedical engineers is projected to grow almost twice as fast as employment of industrial engineers over the 2004-14 period: 30.7%, compared with 16%" (Hecker, 2005, 70)
God wants us to acknowledge they are alive and give them a chance to be born." (Ross, 2007) Representatives of the biotechnology industry have often not been helpful in trying to resolve these moral issues
which has the most powerful biomedical research effort in the world. Such research has now moved to Britain and other countries, such as Singapore, which is funding a huge program to explore embryonic stem cells" (Stock, 2002, p
The CPOE system was also modified to permit ordering medications in anticipation of the patient's arrival. Social factors were addressed by requiring all clinicians to train in the use of the CPOE system before implementation, which would tend to minimize the time spent at the computer terminal and free up more time for attending to patients (Longhurst et al
The main factors controlling the efficacy of medical technology discussed by the authors were organizational, social, and environmental. Organizational factors that influence the success of technology implementation include organizational policies, culture, and resources (Powell-Cope, Nelson, & Patterson, 2008)