LEADER 03370nam 2200589 450 001 9910142455703321 005 20170817212243.0 010 $a9786610555468 010 $a0-470-84659-3 010 $a1-280-55546-7 035 $a(CKB)111056485557270 035 $a(EBL)138346 035 $a(OCoLC)50760612 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000111729 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135599 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000111729 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080974 035 $a(PQKB)10439317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC138346 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485557270 100 $a20160815h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBioethics for scientists /$fedited by John Bryant, Linda Baggott la Velle, John Searle 210 1$aChichester, West Sussex, England :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (374 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-471-49532-8 311 $a0-470-85167-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aBioethics 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 327 $a9 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 Death: Euthanasia and Related Issues; 18 Animal Experimentation in Biomedical Research; Glossary; Index 330 $aA dictionary definition of Bioethics is, 'the ethics, or moral principles and rules of conduct, of medical and biological research'. This book is an introductory text of just biological and not medical bioethics. It covers the ethics of experimentation, including genetic manipulation, in plants and animals; ethics and biodiversity, ethics and the environment. There is increasing interest in bioethics - both in academia and by the media and the general public. Awareness of bioethics is incorporated into Biological / Environmental Science courses, plus the first dedicated modular course 606 $aBioethics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBioethics. 676 $a174.957 676 $a174/.957 702 $aBryant$b J. A. 702 $aBaggott la Velle$b Linda 702 $aSearle$b John$f1942- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910142455703321 996 $aBioethics for scientists$91926944 997 $aUNINA