Ethics in the Biological Sciences
Resources Unique to the Online Ethics Center
Modules covering specific issues in the responsible
conduct of research of special interest to the biological
sciences.
- The Ethics of Using Animals In Research
- Ethical Challenges in Research with Human Biological Materials
- Special Issues in Conducting Human Genetic Research
Resources Maintained By Others
- Beyond Biology 101: The Transformation of
Undergraduate Biology Education.
- A report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this
site includes incorporating ethical issues into the
classroom. It has chapters as diverse as "Changes in the
Classroom," "The Lab Experience," and "Faculty in the
Crossfire."
- Eubios Journal of Asian and International
Bioethics.(EJAIB)
- Darry Macer, ed. This site provides access to the
journal contents and the papers in each journal as well as
an opportunity to submit papers relating to Asian and
International bioethics.
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology.
- Of special interest is the site maintained by the
society's Office of Public Affairs.
- The Endocrine Society
- A page on the ethical practice of research and clinical
medicine. This page includes the code of ethics of the
Endocrine Society as well as scenarios in research ethics
including references to enhance understanding of these
moral situations.
- American Society of Human Genetics
- statements and public policy papers on topics as
diverse as informed consent for genetics research, privacy
issues, recommendations for oversight on genetic testing,
responses to draft policies on research such as a policy
involving human pluripotent stem cells, and eugenics and
misuse of genetic information to restrict reproductive
freedom.
- The
American Institute for Biological Sciences
- National Reference Center for Bioethics
Literature
- Maintained by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at
Georgetown University.
- Promoting Research Integrity at the
American Society of Microbiology,
- a talk given by Julius Youngner, chair of the ethics
committee of this society. This talk was presented at a
conference convened by the Office of Research and Integrity
in the Department of Health and Human Services and the
American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
on the "Role and Activities of Scientific Societies in
Promoting Research Integrity."
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"Ethics in the Biological Sciences"
Online Ethics Center for Engineering
5/9/2006 11:47:40 AM
National Academy of Engineering
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