Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
- About Biotech: Issues and Ethics
Original articles, transcripts of lectures and symposia and a collection of resources for teachers and learners.
- Bioethics Resources on the Web
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has assembled an extensive and wellorganized list of bioethics links related to education, research involving human participants and animals, medical and health care ethics, and the implications of applied genetics and biotechnology.
- Bioethics.net
Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania, this site has articles on current and on-going bioethical issues. The "Bioethics for Beginners" provides a good place to start.
- ELSI: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Research
This site provides links to information on the history of ELSI, the kinds of issues and activities in which ELSI is involved, and, perhaps most useful to teachers, ELSI web pages for a number of other government organizations.
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science
This site, developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, provides several scenarios that can be used to stimulate classroom discussion and debates on topics such as breast screening and indoor and outdoor pollution. Many relevant links to web resources are provided to assist teachers and students.
- Genetics & Ethics Homepage
A comprehensive list of resources on many aspects of genetics and ethics. Includes sections on Genetics & the Law, News and Bulletins, Discussion groups and more.
- University of Minnesota, Center for Bioethics
Their State Fair exhibit on stem cell research and the Bioethics Examiner newsletter are "don't miss" parts of this site.
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Last updated: July 2003
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