Biotechnology Ethics

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Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research Program (ELSI)
From the Division of Extramural Research, supports basic and applied research that identifies and analyzes the ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding human genetics research.

 
Genetics and Ethics Home Page
Hosted by University of British Columbia, site with discussions, careers, people and places in bioethics.

 
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
Specialized collection of books, journals, newspaper articles, legal materials, regulations, codes, government publications, and other relevant documents concerned with issues in biomedical and professional ethics.

 
Bioethics Discussion Pages
Contains questions and responses regarding biomedical ethics. Topics are suggested and new topics invited. There is also a polling feature.

 
Bioethics Organizations
Listing and information on bioethics organizations, worldwide. Prepared from the bioethics organizations database at the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature

 
Office for Human Research Protections
Information on the organization and responsibilities, as well as procedures, rosters and policies.

 
Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues
Explore the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) surrounding availability of genetic information, and learn more about ELSI goals including privacy of genetic information, safe and effective introduction of genetic information in the clinica.

 
National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics
Hosted by Georgetown University, collection of material relevant to medical ethics and biomedical research.

 
InterimPrinciplesof the Task Force on Genetic Testing
NIH-DOE working group on ethical, legal, and social implications of human genome research.

 
Consortium Ethics Program: University of Pittsburgh
A regional bioethics education network.

 
Model Ethical Protocol for Collecting DNA Samples
From the North American Regional Committee, Human Genome Diversity Project

 
Moral and Ethical Issues in Gene Therapy
Issues posted by Society, Religion and Technology Project, Church of Scotland.

 
Genetics and Ethics Topics
a non-profit organization working to promote interdisciplinary education for a general audience with a specific emphasis on the exploration of appropriate and inappropriate reductionism.

 
Centre for Research Ethics
Information on research ethics. Offers traning and courses in the ethics of science.

 
Canadian Bioethics Report
Canadian bioethics society, with newsletters, history and information on bioethics.

 
Bioethics Interest Group
Organization sponsored by the National Institute of Health, to discuss issues and policies.

 
ETHEX
Opportunity for members of the general public to converse openly with each other and with professionals in the fields of ethics, genetics, law, theology, sociology, medicine, etc.

 
European Ethics Review Committee
Agency that aims to safeguard the rights and welfare of human subjects who participate in biomedical research.

 
Bioethics Resources on the Web
Hosted by the National Institutes of Health.

 
ELSI - Human Genome Project
Ethical, legal, and social implications of Human Genome Project.

 
Your Genes, Your Choices
Describes the Human Genome Project, the science behind it, and the ethical, legal, and social issues that are raised by the project.

 
The Council for Responsible Genetics
U.S. based non-profit promoting a comprehensive public interest agenda for biotechnology.

 
UM Ethics Consortium
Dedicated to education, research and community service in ethics and the professions. Includes programs in Bioethics, Business, Government and Professional Ethics, and Law and Society.

 
Bioethics
Informational site on the moral implications of science, medicine and research.

 
Center for the Study of Bioethics
Education, research and service in the area of bioethics, from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

 
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