Life science ethics
The revised edition of this book uses case studies on genetically modified food, animals in research, nanotechnology and climate change to probe the relationship of ethics to religion and show the relevance of ethical reasoning to land, food and technology
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Acknowledgments for the second edition.- Acknowledgments for the First Edition.- Contributors.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Introduction to the Second Edition.- Introduction to the First Edition.- PART I: Ethical reasoning.- 1. Ethics.- 2. Religion.- 3. Reasoning.- 4. Method.- PART II: Life Science Ethics.- 5. Environment.- 6. Land.- 7. Farms.- 8. Food.- 9. Biotechnology.- 10. Genetically Modified Foods.- 11. Animals in Agriculture.- 12. Animals in Research.- 13. Climate Change.- 14. Nanotechnology.- 15.- PART III: Case Studies.- 15. Environment - Marine Mammal Protection.- 16. Land – Hybrid Corn.- 17. Farms – Lost in the Maize.- 18. Food – Edible Antibiotics in Food Crops.- 19. Biotechnology – Trait Protection System.- 20. Genetically Modified Foods – Golden Rice.- 21. Animals in Agriculture – Beef, Milk, and Eggs.- 22. Animals in Research – Enviropigs.- 23. Climate Change – Coastal Dead Zones.- 24. Nanotechnology – Nanotechnology and Human Enhancement.- Appendix A: Exercises.- Appendix B: Note for Instructors.- Index.