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WAKKAJAWAKKA
05-17-2006, 06:03 PM
I Haven't.

Bioethics: The study of ethical issues raised by the developments in the life science technologies.

Wayno.
james michael
05-17-2006, 06:08 PM
i guess you learn something new every once in awhile...
Mr. E!
05-17-2006, 06:13 PM
Not only have I heard of it, but a former student of mine is now a bioethicest.
WAKKAJAWAKKA
05-17-2006, 06:14 PM
Is It Only A Religious Study, Or Do Most People Get A Degree In That? I Found Out About It Via A Very Catholic Friend.

Wayno.
Smokinblues
05-17-2006, 06:17 PM
i thought it had to do with how you timed pulling out...




sorry bad joke
Criden
05-17-2006, 06:33 PM
nope. dianetics, though--THAT i've heard of.
Ryan Walsh
05-17-2006, 06:41 PM
Yep. It's not a religious field, but it's not a science, either. It's pretty much a bunch of guys that think of possible applications for biotechnology and whether or not those applications should be pursued. Genetics has a bunch of examples.

One I can think of is that along the way of the Human Genome Project, it was decided that companies could "patent" genes, that is if they found a gene that they thought might be critical to eventually finding a cure for cancer, they could copyright that gene so that everyone else studying that gene would need to pay a fee to use it in a test. Huge bioethical failure, imho. I may have gotten some bits wrong there, but essentially I think that's the deal.
WAKKAJAWAKKA
05-17-2006, 06:44 PM
It Seems Like An Easy Thing To Get A Degree In.

Wayno.
Good & Evil
05-17-2006, 06:52 PM
It Seems Like An Easy Thing To Get A Degree In.

Wayno.

Depends on how much you like philosophy. I have a friend who double majored in Biology and Bioethics with a minor in Philosophy. It's very fun to have a conversation with her.
WAKKAJAWAKKA
05-17-2006, 06:54 PM
Depends on how much you like philosophy. I have a friend who double majored in Biology and Bioethics with a minor in Philosophy. It's very fun to have a conversation with her.

I Enjoy That Kiind Of Stuff. That's My New Fall Back Plan: Bioethics.

Wayno.
LordKinbote
05-17-2006, 07:18 PM
Not only have I heard of it, but a former student of mine is now a bioethicest.

Bioethicist.

Bioethicest is when two scientist siblings sleep together. Which, in and of itself, is biologically unethical.
wabi-sabi
05-17-2006, 07:49 PM
Yep, you can earn a Master's in it. I know UPENN has a center for it.