Bioethics for Scientists

by Linda Baggott la Velle, John Rogers Searle, J.A. Bryant

Book Overview

A dictionary definition of Bioethics is, 'the ethics, or moralprinciples and rules of conduct, of medical and biologicalresearch'. This book is an introductory text of just biological andnot medical bioethics. It covers the ethics of experimentation, including genetic manipulation, in plants and animals; ethics andbiodiversity, ethics and the environment.

There is increasing interest in bioethics - both in academia andby the media and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471495328
• ISBN13: 9780471495321
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"