TY - BOOK AU - Bryant,John AU - Baggott la Velle,Linda AU - Searle,John TI - Introduction to bioethics SN - 9780470021972 (hbk.) : AV - QH332 U1 - 174.957 BRY PY - 2005/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley KW - Bioethics KW - Society KW - ukslc KW - Biology, life sciences KW - thema KW - Bio-ethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-231) and index; Science and society -- Ethics and bioethics -- Humans and the natural world -- Humans and non-human animals -- Biotechnology and bioethics -- Applications of genetic modification -- Human genes and the Human Genome Project -- Genes : the wider issues -- Cloning and stem cells -- The new reproductive technologies -- Embryos, foetuses and abortion : issues of life before birth -- Decisions at the end of life--when may I die and when am I dead? -- A code of ethics for biologists? N2 - 'Introduction to Bioethics' is a comprehensive introduction to the broad field of bioethics, focusing on key issues directly relevant to students of modern biological and medical sciences. Ethical issues relating to both plants and animals are covered, drawing out scientific, medical, social and religious concerns ER -