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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: For Sale: Iceland's Genetic History

For Students 9th - 10th
Icelandic biomedical company, deCODE, owns exclusive rights to a genetic database of all Icelanders. Studying the genome of the entire population could reveal trends because Iceland is such an isolated and hardly migratory nation. As...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Primer on Ethics and Human Clonings

For Students 9th - 10th
This artical evaluates the ethics involved with cloning humans. Issues such as legal rights and protection and determining whether it is unnatural self-engineering are addressed.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Role of Bioethics in Medical Education

For Students 9th - 10th
An article identifying how critical bioethics education is for those studying and practicing medicine in the 21st century.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering and Transgenics

For Students 9th - 10th
Utilizing the developments in transgenic biotechnology and genetic engineering for use in the medical fields raises ethical questions.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Primer on Ethics and Crossing Species Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine boundaries between science and ethics as scientists work with genetic testing and discovery.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Ethical Issues in Pharmacogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Pharmacogenetics allows for a more personalized drug to folks who need to take certain types of medicine in response to how human genes react. The study does not come without ethical questions such as medical privacy and unequal...