Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bioethics for Scientists Bioethics for Scientists Professor John Bryant A 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 medic… OL15181236W
Bioethics in perspective Bioethics in perspective Scott Mann v, 287 p. ; 25 cm OL15890124W
The Politics of Life Itself The Politics of Life Itself Nikolas Rose For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques f… OL16988073W
The patient as victim and vector The patient as victim and vector M. Pabst Battin Bioethics emerged at a time when infectious diseases were not a major concern. Thus bioethics never had to develop a normative framework sensitive to situations of disease transmission. The Patient a… OL18350811W
Bioethics and social reality Bioethics and social reality Matti Häyry,Tuija Takala,Peter Herissone-Kelly x, 180 p. ; 23 cm OL19019839W
Uncertain Bioethics Uncertain Bioethics Stephen Napier Uncertain Bioethics makes a significant and distinctive contribution to the bioethics literature by culling the insights from contemporary moral psychology to highlight the epistemic pitfalls and dis… OL20927076W
Bébés illimités Bébés illimités Dominique Forget Il est grand, le désir d'enfants. Mais jusqu'où sommes-nous prêts à aller individuellement et collectivement, pour assouvir ce désir irrépressible? Fécondation in vitro, congélation d'embryons, sélec… OL27958591W
A handbook of bioethics terms A handbook of bioethics terms James B. Tubbs "A Handbook of Bioethics Terms is a handy and concise glossary-style reference featuring over 400 entries on the significant terms, expressions, titles, and court cases that are most important to the… OL2945901W
Bioethics Bioethics Doris Mueller Goldstein Approximately 1400 references to books, journal articles, chapters, reports, and journals from the fields of bioethics, philosophy, law, medicine, thanatology, science, and technology. Most titles we… OL3167343W
Human dignity in bioethics and biolaw Human dignity in bioethics and biolaw Deryck Beyleveld ix, 288 pages ; 24 cm OL4613488W
Double Helix Double Helix Nancy Werlin Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering. OL48003W
Biomedical ethics Biomedical ethics O'Neill, Terry Presents opposing viewpoints on various issues of biomedical ethics, including animal testing, human testing, organ transplants, genetic testing, gene therapy, and cloning. OL494004W
Our future inheritance Our future inheritance Alun Richard Jones Includes a chapter on organ transplantation. OL9428141W