Genetics

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-06-27 14:20

Authors: Ispas, Ioana
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This paper examines Romanian bioethics regulations for biomedical sciences, looking in particular at the genetics area as a source for conflict of interest. The analysis is focused on the organizational level, national regulations, ...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0056-8

Authors: Haimes, Erica ; Williams, Robin
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: British Journal of Sociology
Abstract: There are growing debates about the relationship between the two disciplines of sociology and ethics, particularly as they each become increasingly involved in research and policy formation on the life sciences, especially genetics....
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00160.x

Authors: Geller, Lisa N. ; Billings, Paul R. ; Alper, Joseph S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article reports on the findings of a survey looking at genetic descrimination, or the the differential treatment of individuals based on real or perceived differences in their genomes, The researchers looked into 206 cases of a...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639319

Authors: Geller, Lisa N.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Discusses the responsibilities of a genetic data bank manager to donors and the community, response to article, 'Strategies for Consulting with the Community: The Cases of Four Large-Scale Databanks'...
Year: 2004
DOI: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t4wm2222754w1473/

Authors: Bird, Stephanie J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Discusses some of the challenges of working with a community in the design and implimentation of a research project including selecting individuals to work with, fostering two-way dialog, and for addressing concerns that may be voic...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0005-9

Authors: Tikk, Arvo
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article looks at possible areas of conflict of interest that can take place in Estonia's clinical trials. The author also briefly discusses Estonia's current position with regard to regulating genetic information and the commenc...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0050-1

Authors: Schrag, Brian ; Love-Gregory, Latisha ; Muskavitch, Karen M. T.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This case is part of a series of case studies used as an exercise within a program on research ethics education. The case involves research on genetic birth defects in a culturally distinct, closed religious community in which elder...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-003-0037-6

Authors: Nicholas, Barabara
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Senior molecular geneticists were interviewed about their perceptions of the ethical and social implications of genetic knowledge. The researchers analyzed the results of these interviews to identify a number of strategies through w...
Year: 1999
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0052-3

Authors: Shipp, Allan C. ; Korenman, Stanley G.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A clinical investigator has developed gene therapy which causes a permanent change in the patient`s immune cell-producing tissues....
Year: 1994
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/GeneTherapy.htm

Authors: Korenman, Stanley G. ; Shipp, Allan C.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A physician and geneticist believes she has detected a predictive marker for Huntington`s disease and wants to conduct a project in which she would look at the genetic make up of families with a history of Huntington`s disease. This...
Year: 1994
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/GeneticTestingJ2.htm

Authors: Shipp, Allan C. ; Korenman, Stanley G.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case is set several years in the future. A researcher has developed a method for detecting in utero genetic predisposition for about 200 genetic and congenital conditions. A major laboratory company wants to license the method ...
Year: 1994
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/GeneticTestingJ3.htm

Authors: Korenman, Stanley G. ; Shipp, Allan C.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A clinical investigator has developed gene therapy which causes a permanent change in the patient`s immune cell-producing tissues....
Year: 1994
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/GeneTherapy.htm

Authors: Hood, Leroy E. ; Kevles, Daniel J.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: This collection of essays discusses the history of the Human Genome Project and possible consequences of this project in relation to ethics, law, and society. ...
Year: 1992

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Authors: Baillie, Harold W. ; Casey, Timothy
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Basic bioethics;
Abstract: As the fields of genetics and bioengineering continue to to expand or scientific and technical abilities to alter the human condition, this book poses the question of what it means to be human against the backdrop of these advances ...
Year: 2005

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-02-17 15:35

Authors: Carr, Edward ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Dillard, Brenda ; Carr, Sarah ; England, Renee ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds ; Elliott, Deni ; Potthast, Adam ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Price, Connie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Law enforcement has recently been using a new technique for locating and convicting criminals, surreptitious DNA gathering. This technique allows the police to gather and test the DNA of a person, for example from a discarded paper...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Surreptitious%20DNA%20Gathering.pdf

Authors: Carr, Edward ; Boxall, Susanna Flavia ; Dillard, Brenda ; Carr, Sarah ; England, Renee ; Funke, Rhiannon Dodds ; Elliott, Deni ; Potthast, Adam ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Price, Connie
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Newly passed legislation, known as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, prohibits health insurance companies from using genetic information to deny benefits or raise premiums for individual policies. The act also fines em...
Year: 2008
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Genetic%20Information%20Nondiscrimination%20Act.pdf

Authors: Bellon, Christina ; Connolly, Peggy ; Leever, Martin ; Brinkman, Anthony ; Skipper, Robert Boyd ; Althaus, Ruth Ann
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A deaf couple decide to use reproductive technologies to increase their chances of having a deaf child. Critics of genetic selection for deafness consider deafness to be a disability that limits a child's potential. Advocates argue...
Year: 2007
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Genetic%20Selection%20for%20Deafness.pdf

Authors: Dillard, Brenda ; Diaz-Sprague, Raquel ; Russell, Terry ; Jones, Jeremy ; Matalski, Mark ; Miller, Richard ; Dodds, Rhainnon ; Carr, Edward ; Potthast, Adam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Edward and Susan have given birth to Michelle after years of trying to have a baby. For the birth, they used in vitro fertilization to screen for embryos that had birth defects. To their horror, during a routine physical examinati...
Year: 9999
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Sibling%20Donor.pdf

Authors: Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Country X, located in Latin America, has recently adopted a policy of strictly limiting the collection of biological specimens, both plant and animal, within its borders. under new regulations, individual scientists and companies m...
Year: 2000
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Who%20Owns%20Genetic%20Resources.pdf

Authors: Foster, MW ; Sharp, Richard R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Medical Philosophy
Abstract: This article looks at strategies for protecting historically disadvantaged groups in the context of genetic research, and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of these strategies. ...
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1080/03605310701515419

Authors: Rowan, John R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Year: 2003

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:40

Authors: Hunt, Ian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: The author discusses the hostile reactions of some ethicists to recent developments in genetic engineering that could one day result in the ability for humans to enhance certain mental and physical traits in themselves and their off...
Year: 1999

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:36

Authors: Frederick, William C.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Professional Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract: A fictional conversation between the Pope and high-tech executive Bill Joy compares the moral responsibilities of the church and high-tech business firms. Joy fears that genetic engineering, robotics, and nanotechnology threaten the...
Year: 2000

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-05-21 16:34

Authors: Sugarman, Jeremy ; Siegel, Andrew W.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science
Abstract: This article reports on embryonic stem cell research. It discusses that a review regarding the consent documents for obtaining the embryos used to create the human embryonic stem cell lines approved for federal funding in the U.S. s...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1126/science.1164441