First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Genomics in Asia: Cultural Values and Bioethical Practices, I. Religious Perspectives, 2. Ethical Issues: An Islamic Perspective, 3. Impact Of Modern Genetics: A Sikh Perspective, 4. Hindu Bioethics, the Concept Of Dharma and Female Infanticide in India, 5. Human Cloning in A Thai Novel: Wimon Sainimnuan's Amata and Thai Cultural Attitudes Toward Biotechnology, 6. Implications Of Japanese Religions in the Genomic Age: A Survey On Attitudes Towards Life and Death Within Shinto, Buddhist and Christian Groups, II. Cultural and Philosophical Perspectives, 7. Genome, Artificial Evolution and Global Community, 8. Biotechnology and Responsibility To Future Generations: A Confucian Perspective, 9. Respecting Nature and Using Human Intelligence: Elements Of A Confucian Bioethics, 10. Cross-Cultural Approaches To the Philosophy Of Life in the Contemporary World: From Bioethics To Life Studies, 11. A Philosophical Meditation On Genomics