Bioethics for Scientists
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : John Bryant; Linda Baggott La Velle; John Searle
- ناشر : Chichester : John Wiley & Sons
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2002
- شابک / ISBN : 9780470851678
Description
Bioethics for Scientists; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Setting the Scene; 1 Introduction to Ethics and Bioethics; 2 The Public Evaluation of Science and Technology; Part II Ethics and the Natural World; 3 Introduction to Environmental Ethics; 4 The Use of the Rainforest as a Test Case in Environmental Ethics; 5 Environmental Ethics: Further Case-Studies; 6 Human Use of Non-Human Animals: a Biologist's View; 7 Human Use of Non-Human Animals: a Philosopher's Perspective; Part III Ethical Issues in Agriculture and Food Production; 8 GM Crops and Food: a Scientific Perspective. 9 Questioning GM Foods10 The Patenting of Genes for Agricultural Biotechnology; 11 Crop Biotechnology and Developing Countries; Part IV Ethical Issues in Biomedical Science; 12 Starting Human Life: the New Reproductive Technologies; 13 Genetic Information: Use and Abuse; 14 Human Genetics and Genetic Enhancement; 15 Patenting Human Genes: Ethical and Policy Issues; 16 Cloning of Animals and Humans; 17 Dealing with Dea
Bioethics for Scientists provides an introduction to the ethics of modern life sciences and encompasses a wide range of environmental, social, scientific and medical issues. Subjects such as global warming, GM crops and the recent advances in genetics and cloning affect all areas of society. Scientists in all fields are frequently reminded of their own responsibilities, not just within their own profession but also to society
