Using a Popular Science Nonfiction Book to Introduce Biomedical Research Ethics in a Biology Majors Course <sup></sup>

Although bioethics is an important topic in modern society, it is not a required part of the curriculum for many biology degree programs in the United States. Students in our program are exposed to biologically relevant ethical issues informally in many classes, but we do not have a requirement for...

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Autor principal:	Kristen L. W. Walton
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2014
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:64fa28e39e9f47d3b978c5eb9312388d2021-11-15T15:15:37ZUsing a Popular Science Nonfiction Book to Introduce Biomedical Research Ethics in a Biology Majors Course <sup></sup>10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.7671935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/64fa28e39e9f47d3b978c5eb9312388d2014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v15i2.767https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Although bioethics is an important topic in modern society, it is not a required part of the curriculum for many biology degree programs in the United States. Students in our program are exposed to biologically relevant ethical issues informally in many classes, but we do not have a requirement for a separate bioethics course. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a recent nonfiction book that describes the life of the woman whose cervical cancer biopsy gave rise to the HeLa cell line, as well as discussing relevant medical, societal, and ethical issues surrounding human tissue use for research. Weekly reading assignments from the book with discussion questions and a final paper were used to engage students in learning about the ethics of human subjects and human tissues research. Students were surveyed for qualitative feedback on the usefulness of including this book as part of the course. This book has been a successful platform for increasing student knowledge and interest in ethics related to biomedical and biological research.Kristen L. W. WaltonAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 240-242 (2014)
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description	Although bioethics is an important topic in modern society, it is not a required part of the curriculum for many biology degree programs in the United States. Students in our program are exposed to biologically relevant ethical issues informally in many classes, but we do not have a requirement for a separate bioethics course. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a recent nonfiction book that describes the life of the woman whose cervical cancer biopsy gave rise to the HeLa cell line, as well as discussing relevant medical, societal, and ethical issues surrounding human tissue use for research. Weekly reading assignments from the book with discussion questions and a final paper were used to engage students in learning about the ethics of human subjects and human tissues research. Students were surveyed for qualitative feedback on the usefulness of including this book as part of the course. This book has been a successful platform for increasing student knowledge and interest in ethics related to biomedical and biological research.
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Using a Popular Science Nonfiction Book to Introduce Biomedical Research Ethics in a Biology Majors Course <sup></sup>

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