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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Genetic engineering Genetic engineering Linda Tagliaferro Discusses current and potential uses of genetic engineering in fields such as medicine, criminal investigation, and agriculture and examines some of the ethical questions involved. OL14872581W
Genetic engineering Genetic engineering Lauri S. Friedman "Genetic Engineering: Is Genetic Engineering Ethical?; Should Society Embrace Genetically Engineered Food?; How Should Genetic Engineering Be Regulated?"-- OL16134473W
Throwaway players Throwaway players Gay Culverhouse "The NFL insists players know they're playing a dangerous game, but players never see the deteriorated mental capacities of their former heroes.Throwaway Playersis former Tampa Bay Buccaneers preside… OL16360657W
Farm sanctuary Farm sanctuary Gene Baur Farm Sanctuary is an organization that rescues discarded living animals from stockyards, slaughterhouses and factory farms, provides shelters for them, and advocates for humane animal treatment. In t… OL17721619W
Get real Get real Mara Rockliff A consumer guide for tweens provides insight into a range of topics from truth about fast-food nutrition to the environmental costs of cheap products, and shares related counsel on how to make inform… OL17785228W
Animal experimentation Animal experimentation Susan Hunnicutt Few issues are more laden with emotion and controversy than the question of whether apes -- and chimpanzees in particular -- should continue to be used as subjects in biomedical research. This anthol… OL17878803W
How to survive online embarrassment How to survive online embarrassment Lisa Miles,Xanna Eve Chown Discusses the issues surrounding online use, including the pros and cons of anonymity, cyberbullying, and how to cope with each situation. OL18019750W
Thinking critically Thinking critically William Dudley Looks at questions related to embryonic stem cell research and its place in society, providing writings from opposing viewpoints intended to encourage critical thinking on the ethics, practicality, f… OL22052735W
Begotten or made? Begotten or made? Oliver O'Donovan As I looked through evidence submitted by Christian bodies to the Warnock Committee, and compared them with writings from other Christian sources in the last quarter-century, it seemed to me that a c… OL2984892W