Science-Based Bioethics
- ISBN-10
- 1304768589
- ISBN-13
- 9781304768582
- Category
- Bioethics
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-01
- Publisher
- Lulu.com
- Authors
- John Loike, Ruth Fischbach
Description
This book has two primary aims, to analyze how advancing scientific discoveries uncover or elicit bioethical concerns and challenges and to provide the essential scientific background and bioethical information that allows scientists, healthcare professionals and clinical researchers to better comprehend, appreciate and address the complex bioethical dilemmas that our society confronts.
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