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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.
ehrweb.aaas.org

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

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

Bioethics Interest Group
Organization sponsored by the National Institute of Health, to discuss issues and policies.
tango01.cit.nih.gov

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.
www.exploratorium.edu

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

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

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.
www.georgetown.edu

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

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

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.
www.miami.edu

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

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...
www.ornl.gov

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

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

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

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

Guide to Biotechnology Ethics

Be familiar with biotechnology ethics so that your company does not cross the line
By Nikki Davis

From genome mapping, choosing the sex of your child and cloning, there are a wide variety of biotechnology ethics issues surrounding our current culture. Biotech ethics stem from moral foundations to patient safety, and having a background in, as well as keeping up with, ethics of biotechnology will help your company from doing anything questionable in the eyes of your patients or the government.

Ethics in biotechnology will soon take us from the point of "can we do?" to "should we do?" Life has been extended longer, drug trials are becoming more extensive and xenotransplantation (transplantation of living tissue) is becoming commonplace. Where do we draw the line, though?

To find out more about the ethical, social, legal, philosophical and other biotechnology and ethics issues:

1. Determine if you have any biotechnology industry ethics regulations that you have to consider before even beginning your project.

2. Make sure your current project is compliant with ethical biotechnology standards.

3. Determine if you need consultation on ethics in biotech.

Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find out biotechnology ethics information Find biotech ethics background info and the latest news to stay abreast of current information in the field.

I recommend: Check out the articles, cases, and links from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Look at the index of issues regarding bioethics from the National Health Museum. Keep up with the latest news from the University of Oxford's Practical Ethics- Ethical Perspectives on the News. Find out goals and special announcements from groups like the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.

Study the legal issues surrounding biotech ethics Be knowledgeable as to biotech ethics legal resources for your business or your research project.

I recommend: Find out more about the legal issues that surround the bioethics topic through The Center for High Performance Computing at the University of New Mexico. Find out more about bioethics law in New York State from the UB Center for Clinical Ethics and Humanities in Health Care. Look at Harvard University's efforts to maintain high bioethics standards through their organization Ethics, Law and Biotechnology (E.L.A.B.). Consider legal consultation from service providers like Paul D. Friedman.

Look at government sites regarding ethics in biotechnology Take advantage of government information surrounding the topic of ethical biotechnology.

I recommend: Check out the online bioethics resources and information from the National Human Genome Research Institute. Look at the information available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Human Subjects Research. The NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics also offers courses, lectures, fellowship opportunities and research. Find out about the issues pertaining bioethics from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP). Find out more about the bioethics issues surrounding minorities, race and genomics from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Human Genome Program site.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

Staying on top of ethics in biotechnology will help your company or research projects be held in the highest regards as far as standards practices. Consider ethics morality and biotechnology consultation, though, if anything may seem questionable.