Abstract
In this entry, the field of bioengineering will be discussed, including the large field of biomedical engineering and the nonmedical fields of biosystems and bioprocess engineering and biomimetics. The focus is on ethical issues in bioengineering. Associated ethical issues include clinical-related issues concerning manipulation of the human genome, the development of prosthetic organs and limbs, engineering of the human brain and nervous system, and human enhancement. In the nonmedical fields, there are ethical issues concerning agriculture, food production, environmental risks, and dual use.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics |
| Editors | Henk ten Have |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-05544-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Sep 2015 |
Keywords
- Biomedical engineering
- Tissue engineering
- Prostheses
- Imaging
- Neurotechnology
- Agriculture
- Food
- Biofuels