Marcy Darnovsky (born August 4, 1951) is an American policy advocate and author who has extensively spoken and written on the politics of human
biotechnology
Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...
, focusing on their feminist, social justice, human rights, health equity, and public-interest implications. She completed her Ph.D. in the
History of Consciousness program at the
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California syste ...
, and is currently serving as the Executive Director at the
Center for Genetics and Society. She is frequently cited by television, radio, and online sources.
References
External links
Profile Center for Genetics and Society.
The Battle to Patent Your Genes: The Meaning of the Myriad Case (2009) The American Interest.
Moral Questions of an Altogether Different Kind (2010-2-23) Harvard Law and Policy Review.
The Consequence of Unnatural Selection: 160 Million Missing Girls (2011-4-22) Ms. Magazine Blog.
(2008-6-4) Nature.
Eggs vs. Ethics in Stem Cell Debate (2005-11-29) The Nation.
Donor-Conceived Children in Search of their Biological Histories (2011-3-11) Psychology Today.
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1951 births
Living people
American geneticists