Three new journals from Springer.Springer Science + Business (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) will begin the publication of three new journals in the first quarter of 2007, including "NanoEthics," "Journal of Robotic Suregery" and "Arthropod-Plant Interactions." "NanoEthics," a new quarterly to be launched in March, will present a "philosophically and scientifically rigorous examination of ethical issues" and social concern related to nanoscale technologies. Editorial will include articles, reviews and commentary on relevant topics, including: environment and health issues; privacy; human enhancement, implants and cyborgs; human-machine interface; social consequences; the role of intellectual property; risk assessment; nanotechnology in war; the role of values in design; and, research ethics. Springer will also begin the publication of "Journal of Robotic Surgery" with an issue in March. The new quarterly will include content on the clinical applications of robotics across all surgical specialties with information on emerging technical innovations and techniques. Articles cover such topics as: adult and pediatric urology; cancers; general surgery; gynecological gynecological /gy·ne·co·log·i·cal/ (-kah-loj´i-k'l) gynecologic. ; cardiac and bypass; ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology ; orthopedics, reconstruction; neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. ; spinal; and, brain surgery. "Arthropod-Plant Interactions" is a quarterly journal that will carry article, reviews and related information with a focus on the ecological, biological and evolutionary aspects of the interactions between insects and other arthropods with plants. Articles will cover chemical, biochemical, genetic and molecular interactions, as well as eco-physiology, stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research, legal developments and bioethics bioethics, in philosophy, a branch of ethics concerned with issues surrounding health care and the biological sciences. These issues include the morality of abortion, euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, and organ transplants (see transplantation, medical). . |
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