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Introduction to bioethics / John Bryant.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley, 2005.Description: 320 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780470021972 (hbk.) :
  • 9780470021989 (pbk.) :
  • 9780470021989
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.957 BRY
LOC classification:
  • QH332
Contents:
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?
Summary: '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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 174.957 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213867
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 174.957 BRY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213866

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?

'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.

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