2 results for “governance”

🧬 Biology & Medicine Master's

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing: Mechanisms, Applications and Governance

CRISPR-Cas9 reduced the cost of targeted genome editing by orders of magnitude, which turned a technical question into a governance question almost overnight. This paper explains the underlying mechanism, surveys therapeutic applications now in trials, and analyses why the somatic/germline distinction has held as the primary regulatory boundary despite sustained pressure on it.

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💻 Computer Science Master's

Ethical Frameworks for Algorithmic Decision-Making in Public Services

When a public body delegates a decision to an algorithm, it does not thereby escape the obligation to justify that decision. This paper examines three competing frameworks for algorithmic accountability — procedural, outcome-based and contestability-centred — and argues that only the third adequately preserves the administrative-law principle that affected parties can demand reasons.

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