Co-written by Dr.'s Thomas and Miriam Budinger, Ethics of Emerging Technologies provides the background, insight and tools for approaching and solving ethical dilemnas across a broad range of topics. The text discusses ethical problems, using examples and reasoning tools that will aid engineers, scientists, managers, administrators and the public who wish to understand risks, benefits, and possible approaches to resolving conflicts associated with the new technologies in the context of the global community.

Scientific facts and guides to decision-making for all associated with emerging technologies are presented. Some of the topics are:

• Human health and environmental effects of alternative energy production methods
• Communications and privacy
• Plagiarism and authorship
• Genetic modification of organisms
• Human and animal experimentation
• Synthetic biology and bioterrorism
• Confidentiality in science, engineering, and business communications
• Risks and consequences of enhancing human beings through new technologies
• Cloning of human beings and stem cell research
• Brain modifications
• Space exploration

Published by Wiley, online instructional tools to accompany the book are downloadable from Wiley Higher Education.The book also represents a partnership with The Whitaker Foundation, philanthropic supporters of biomedical engineering education and research, who provided funding for the preparation of the manuscript.

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