WEBSITE LINKS FOR

BIOETHICS IN MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Molecular Biology 610

Sanford Bernstein

General websites

Bioethics Discussion Moderated by M. Bernstein:

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/

The International Institute of Research in Ethics and Biomedicine:

http://www.iireb.org/en/index.cfm

Society, Religion and Technology Project: Looking at the Ethics of Technology for a New Millenium:

http://www.srtp.org.uk/srtpage3.shtml

Biotechnology Industry Organization: Bioethics Webpages:

http://www.bio.org/bioethics/background

Research Ethics and Responsibilities:

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/~smaloy/ethics/

"Teaching the Responsible Conduct of Research in Humans” by Dr. Stanley Korenman (HHS Office of Research Integrity):

http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/public/korenman/

Scientific misconduct

Office of Research Integrity: Handling Misconduct:

http://ori.dhhs.gov/misconduct/

Patenting, Authorship

The ethics of patenting DNA:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/patentingdna/introduction

Authorship Ethics by Kristen Syrett:

http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=1

Responsible Authorship by Caroline Whitbeck:

http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/research/modindex/auth.aspx

Sponsorship, Authorship and Accountability:

http://www.icmje.org/sponsor.htm

Animal welfare and the ethics of animal use

A list of websites:

http://www.ethicsweb.ca/resources/animal-welfare/index.html

The American Physiological Society: The Humane Use of Animals in Research:

http://www.the-aps.org/pa/humane/pa_phspolcy.htm

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare website:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm

Understanding and support for Humane and Responsible Animal Research:

http://www.fbresearch.org/

Animal Welfare Information Center:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/

NASA Principles for the Ethical Care and Use of Animals:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/nasa.htm

Animal Rights Myths FAQ:

http://www.armyths.org/

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA):

http://www.peta.org/

Ethical Research Involving Animals:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/animalresearch/introduction

Ethics of research with human subjects

Medical Advocates for Social Justice: Human Subject Research:

http://www.medadvocates.org/disciplines/ethics/human_sub_research.html

Scientists and Subjects: An on-line Seminar on the Ethics of Research with Human Subjects:

http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter/sas/index.html

Task Force on Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research:

http://www.aamc.org/research/coi/start.htm

The Institutional Review Board -- Discussion and News Forum:

http://www.irbforum.com/

Code of Federal Regulations: Protection of Human Subjects:

http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm

Office for Human Research Protections webpage:

http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/assurances_index.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Information Sheets:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/ohrt/irbs/default.htm

Human Tissue: Ethical and Legal Issues:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/humantissue/introduction

Pharmacogenetics:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/pharmacogenetics/introduction

Ethics of gene therapy

Society, Religion and Technology Project (Christian viewpoint):

1. Moral and Ethical Issues in Gene Therapy

http://www.srtp.org.uk/genthpy1.htm

2. Is Germline Therapy a Step Closer?

http://www.srtp.org.uk/germclon.htm

Ethics of Human Gene Therapy:

http://www.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/students/amanda.htm

NIH Review of Human Gene Transfer Trials:

http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/RAC/RAC_FAQs.htm

Ethics of human stem cells and human cloning

NIH Stem Cell Page:

http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine:

http://www.cirm.ca.gov/

Ethics of Stem Cell Therapy:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/stemcells/introduction

Human Cloning:

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml

Ethics of genetically modified crops

Genetically Modified Crops:

http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/go/textonly/ourwork/gmcrops/introduction

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:

1. Ethical Issues In Food and Agriculture:

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X9601E/X9601E00.HTM

2. Genetically Modified Organisms, Consumers, Food Safety and the Environment:

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X9602E/X9602E00.HTM

Biological warfare

Biological Weapons:

http://www.fas.org/biosecurity/resource/bioweapons.htm

The Ethics of Chemical and Biological Weaponry by Daniel Reyes:

http://cseserv.engr.scu.edu/StudentWebPages/DReyes/ResearchPaper.htm

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